Travis Long Fox
Travis Long Fox, 33, died on November 7, 2025, at the South Dakota State Penitentiary in Sioux Falls, after he was found in his cell in the east wing and later taken to a Sioux Falls hospital. Attorney General Marty Jackley said he overdosed on K2, a synthetic marijuana that Jackley said was smuggled into the prison, on November 4. Jackley said a prison nurse and another person held at the prison have been indicted in connection with the drug's distribution, and those indictments are. His mother said she wants justice for her son's life. The Division of Criminal Investigation and the Department of Corrections Office of the Inspector General investigated the death.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of an overdose. Attorney General Marty Jackley says Travis Long Fox died of an overdose of K2, a synthetic marijuana, that was brought into the prison.
Reported by: South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley (outside investigators).
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