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SCDC announced the death of an offender from Kirkland Correctional
Sept. 5, 2020
1 p.m.
"SCDC announced the death today of a terminally ill offender from Kirkland Correctional Institution, who also had contracted COVID-19.
Danny Lee Jenkins, 64, died Friday, Sept. 4, at the infirmary at Kirkland. He tested positive for the coronavirus on Sept. 3 and was treated and released from a local emergency department on Sept. 4.
As of today, 240 offenders and 59 staff members at Kirkland have tested positive for COVID-19. Of those, 153 offenders and 40 staff members have recovered."
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