An autopsy of the woman who died in her cell at the Greenwood County jail shed no additional light on her manner of death, as county officials await the outcome of a state investigation.
Tara Tharpe Godfrey, 45, of Woodlawn Road died Sunday while in custody at the jail. She was arrested March 31 and was found dead in her bunk at the jail at about 6 a.m. Sunday.
Greenwood County Detention Center Administrator Maj. Lonnie Smith said staff members at the jail check on inmates throughout the night. Our primary job during jail checks at night, official minimum standards say we have to give them at least six hours uninterrupted sleep, Smith said.