Abraham Morales
Abraham Morales, 37, was held at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano, California, when he died on December 17, 2021. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said he was found unresponsive in the cell he shared during a routine security check and was pronounced dead at about 6:55 a.m. The department is investigating his death as a homicide, and the Kern County Coroner's Office will determine the official cause. One newspaper report said state officials described an apparent conflict between him and his cellmate, but the other accounts do not describe how he died.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Prison officials are investigating the death as a homicide after his cellmate was removed from the scene.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him); Kern County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
News reports (4)
- Kern Valley State Prison Officials Investigating Death of an Incarcerated Person as a Homicide - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Convicted murderer’s death in state prison is investigated as a homicide
- Convicted killer serving life dies in California prison - San Diego Union-Tribune
- Convicted Fullerton killer dies in apparent prison conflict