According to a news release Thursday, three inmates at the South Central Correctional Facility in Licking have died within a 24-hour period.
Kaleb Smith died early Wednesday morning, August 31, at around 6:30 a.m.
Smith was serving time in prison for numerous charges, including burglary, forgery, stealing, and possession of a controlled substance.
Terrell Dawson was pronounced dead at 1:25 a.m. Thursday morning.
Dawson was serving life in prison on charges of two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action, two counts of kidnapping and first-degree burglary.
Roy Sinden was pronounced dead just over two hours later Thursday morning, at around 3:45 a.m.
Sinden was serving a 10-year sentence for DWI. The 64-year-old’s death has been ruled as natural causes.
No cause of death has been given for Smith or Dawson, as authorities are still awaiting autopsy reports.