Richland County Inmate Dead, Attorney Gets No Explanation

(Columbia, SC) -- A Richland County inmate is dead, but his attorney isn't getting any details about what happened. 

The Columbia-area attorney told The State his 38-year-old client, James W. Mitchell, died in at the Alvin S Glenn Detention Center, but he can't get anyone on the phone to explain his cause of death. 

A jail spokesperson confirmed the inmate's death is under investigation. This comes after a number of incidents at the jail, including the death of inmate in solitary confinement due to dehydration in February. 


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