Name not reported
A 56-year-old man died at the Lancaster County Detention Center in Lancaster, South Carolina, in September 2021. According to the Lancaster County Sheriff's Office, another person held at the jail reported that he was unresponsive in his cell, and officers found him dead with a ligature around his neck. The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating, and the sheriff's office said details would come from SLED. The manner of death has not been determined, and no cause has been established.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. Another inmate reported that he was found unresponsive in his cell with a ligature around his neck, while the sheriff's office said the manner of death is pending a SLED investigation.
Reported by: another inmate at the Lancaster County Detention Center (witnesses).