William Ray Ward

William Ward died in custody at Perry Correctional Institution on June 17, 2023, according to records compiled by Incarceration Transparency.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Incarceration Transparency recorded the manner of death as natural.

Reported by: Incarceration Transparency (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

Custody: Serving a sentence, held about 45 years. The illness that caused the death began in custody, the facility reported.

Sources (2)

• Incarceration Transparency, South Carolina Deaths Behind Bars (Prof. Madalyn Wasilczuk and Incarceration Transparency) Incarceration Transparency, Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, deaths behind bars
• South Carolina Department of Corrections records, via UCLA Law Behind Bars UCLA Law Behind Bars Data Project, deaths in custody