An inmate is dead after being assaulted at a prison in the Midlands. The South Carolina Department of Corrections says 37 year old, Mario Harrison was assaulted at Lee Correctional in Bishopville, Monday.
He was taken to an area hospital where he later died. The Department of Corrections has not released any further details or announced if anyone has been charged, as of this time.
An autopsy has been scheduled and the incident remains under investigation by the Department of Corrections, SLED and the Lee County Coroner's Office.