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South Carolina

This page presents the statistics on deaths in custody for state and federal prisons in South Carolina, along with trends over time. See the Data Reporting Summary below for a breakdown of the type of detailed data available from the state.

90
annual* deaths in all South Carolina prisons
8annual* deaths in all South Carolina federal prisons
82annual* deaths in all state prisons
* Most recently available data for state and federal prisons on a statewide basis (2023). We are awaiting 2024 statewide data for federal prisons. See our GitHub for details.
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Data Reporting Summary

This table reports whether the South Carolina state prison system has made available detailed data on deaths and population demographics.

Deaths Records

Years Covered2015-2021
CircumstancesYes
FacilityYes
NameYes
AgeNo
SexYes
RaceYes

Population Records

Years Covered2017-2020
FacilityNo
AgeYes
SexNo
RaceNo
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