Albert Martinez
Albert Martinez, 52, was held at High Desert State Prison in Lassen County, California, when, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, two other people held in a maximum-security housing unit attacked him on the evening of July 22, 2022. CDCR said he was taken to the prison's triage and treatment area and pronounced dead at 7:55 p.m. CDCR is investigating the death as a homicide, and the Lassen County Coroner will determine the official cause. A separate report describes a man killed at the same prison around that date, but does not name him, and officials have not said whether the two deaths are connected.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. CDCR says two other incarcerated people attacked Albert Martinez, and it is investigating the death as a homicide while the Lassen County Coroner determines the official cause.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.