A 66‑year‑old male inmate has died after being found unresponsive at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center in Columbia, South Carolina. Richland County officials said the man was discovered unresponsive on a unit recreation yard inside the jail on Tuesday night; medical staff and emergency responders performed life‑saving measures and then took him to an area hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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Current status of the case
- Neither the Richland County Coroner’s Office nor county officials have publicly identified the inmate or announced a cause of death, and it is not yet clear whether foul play, a medical emergency, or natural causes is involved.
- The coroner’s office and the Richland County Sheriff’s Department are both “actively investigating” the death, and county authorities say they are unable to provide additional details at this time, including the reason the man was being held.
Context: Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center
- The facility…