A disturbing trend at the South Central Correctional Facility in Licking is ongoing, as two more inmates have been pronounced dead.
Officials at the prison say the two inmates, 33-year-old Benjamin Powell and 43-year-old Chris Guest, died last week.
Powell was pronounced dead on Thursday, October 26, and Guest on Saturday, October 28.
Autopsies for both men have been scheduled to determine a possible cause of death.
Prior to last week, there had been seven deaths at the jail this year, bringing the total for 2023 up to nine.
