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Died in jail or a lockup

Name not reported

Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center, Richland County, South Carolina

A person died while held at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Richland County, according to ABC Columbia's report of April 9, 2026. The Richland County Sheriff's Department said deputies are investigating the death. The same report says the department is also looking into a separate incident at the facility, in which another person was stabbed.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Richland County Sheriff's Department (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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