Stanley Smith
Stanley Smith, 58, was held at Tyger River Correctional Institution in South Carolina. He had been hospitalized since June 26, 2020, after testing positive for COVID-19, and died on July 3, 2020, at an outside hospital. The South Carolina Department of Corrections said he had underlying medical conditions. The department said he was the third person in the state prison system to die of the virus.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The South Carolina Department of Corrections said he died of COVID-19 after testing positive and being hospitalized, with underlying medical conditions.
Reported by: South Carolina Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.