William Scruggs

William Scruggs was one of four men killed in a cell at Kirkland Correctional Institution in Columbia, South Carolina, on December 23, 2022. According to arrest warrants reported by the Associated Press, the men were lured into the cell and strangled. The coroner says all four were killed within about 30 minutes. Family members and legislators are asking how the attack went unnoticed.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody (neglect alleged). Arrest warrants say other men held at the prison lured him into a cell and strangled him, and family members and legislators ask how the attack went unnoticed.

Reported by: arrest warrants, as reported by the Associated Press; the county coroner; family members.

Source

• Deaths of four South Carolina inmates show need for better mental health care in prisons, attorney says Post and Courier, December 28, 2022