Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A woman died while held at the Colleton County Jail in Walterboro, South Carolina, on Monday, November 2, 2026. According to the Colleton County Sheriff's Office, detention officers found her unresponsive on her mattress in her cell during a routine security check that morning, and deputies said she was alone in the cell. Her identity had not been released, and the coroner's office had not determined the cause or manner of death. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating, and the sheriff's office has opened an internal administrative review.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined