Inmate dead following suspected homicide at South Carolina prison

SOUTH CAROLINA — A South Carolina prison inmate serving time for drug-related convictions has died in what officials say is a suspected homicide.

The South Carolina Department of Corrections confirmed that 46-year-old Luis Antonio Maldanado died Tuesday while incarcerated at Turbeville Correctional Institution. Officials said Maldanado was found unresponsive inside the facility.

The death is being investigated as a homicide by the Department of Corrections Inspector General’s Office, with assistance from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division and the Clarendon County Coroner’s Office

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