South Carolina: Inmate killed at a maximum security prison
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Authorities say a second inmate in less than a month has been killed by a cellmate at a maximum security prison in South Carolina.
The Corrections Department said in a statement that 24-year-old Ryan Mansfield was killed early Thursday in his cell at Lieber Correctional Institution near Ridgeville. Prison officials didn't say how Mansfield died.
Prison records show Mansfield was serving a five-year sentence for burglary and grand larceny and was due to be released in March.
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Authorities say Mansfield was killed by another inmate, adding no charges have been filed so far. The investigation continues.
A prisoner was also killed by a cellmate at Lee Correctional Institution on June 22.