Inmate dies after attack at notorious South Carolina prison
An inmate who was attacked inside a South Carolina prison has died, according to the state Department of Corrections.
Mario Leven Harrison, 37, died at a hospital Monday, the S.C. Department of Corrections said in a news release. Harrison was an inmate at Lee Correctional Institution, which is the prison where seven inmates were killed and 17 more were injured during a violent incident in 2018.
Harrison was assaulted in a common area of his living unit at Lee Correctional Institution, according to Tuesday’s release.
No other injuries were reported.
An autopsy will be performed, the S.C. Department of Corrections said.
Harrison’s death is being investigated as a suspected homicide by the South Carolina Department of Corrections Inspector General’s office with assistance from the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division Crime Scene unit and the Lee County Coroner’s Office.
No arrests have been reported.
Lee Correctional is a men’s-only, split-custody prison that houses inmates in “close” (high-security) and “medium security” facilities, according to the Department of Corrections. Like other close prisons in South Carolina, Lee is “designed primarily to house violent offenders with longer sentences, and inmates who exhibit behavioral problems,” the Department of Corrections said.
The prison is in Bishopville, about 50 miles east of Columbia.
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