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Britain's justice ministry said he had died in
hospital. "As with all deaths in custody there will be an
investigation by the independent Prisons and Probation
Ombudsman. Our condolences are with Mr. Clifford's family at
this difficult time," a prison service spokeswoman said in a
statement.
The BBC said it understood that the 74-year-old had collapsed in
his cell on Thursday while trying to clean it, then again the
following day.
Clifford's conviction in 2014 was the first from an inquiry into
historical sex abuse triggered by reports that the late BBC TV
presenter Jimmy Savile had been a prolific sex offender for
decades.
Clifford, whose clients had included TV music mogul Simon Powell
and U.S. boxer Muhammad Ali, was found guilty of eight counts of
indecently assaulting four girls aged 14 to 19 between 1977 and
1984.
He had denied all charges, saying the allegations were "utterly
repulsive" lies by fantasists and opportunists.
(Reporting by Elizabeth Piper; Editing by Keith Weir)
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