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Officials: Inmate at Lee Correctional beaten, killed by other inmates

An inmate is dead after being beaten to death by other inmates at Lee Correctional Institution, according to officials.
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LEE COUNTY, S.C. — One inmate is dead, beaten to death by other inmates, at Lee Correctional Institution, according to officials. 

A press release from the South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) says an inmate from Lee Correctional Institution died at a hospital after receiving injuries in a fight with other inmates Wednesday afternoon. 

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Lee County Coroner Larry Logan identified the man as 32-year-old Jamin Anderson. 

The S.C. Department of Corrections Office of Investigations and Intelligence is investigating the death, along with the S.C. Law Enforcement Division (SLED).

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An autopsy will be performed. 

Anderson was serving a 15-year sentence for first-degree burglary, kidnapping, armed robbery, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, criminal conspiracy and a firearms provision. 

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