CHARLESTON, SC (WCBD)– The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office says a detention deputy found a male inmate unresponsive while making security round sometime after 6 a.m. at Al Cannon Detention Center.
According to officials, the inmate was laying in his bed when his deceased body was found.
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) is investigating the death of the male inmate.
The Charleston County Coroner’s Office will release the identity of the inmate and determine the cause of death.