Alberto Martinez
Alberto Martinez, 46, was held at Calipatria State Prison in Imperial County, California, when he died on September 26, 2024. According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, other incarcerated people attacked him in the prison yard, knocking him to the ground, and staff used pepper spray and a baton to stop the assault. CDCR says he was pronounced dead about an hour later and that two improvised weapons were found at the scene, while some reports describe a stabbing and others a beating. CDCR is investigating the death as a homicide, and the Imperial County Coroner will determine the official cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. CDCR says other incarcerated people beat him in the prison yard, staff stopped the attack with pepper spray and a baton, and he was pronounced dead; the Imperial County Coroner will determine the official cause.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
News reports (5)
- Calipatria State Prison Officials Investigating the Death of Condemned Incarcerated Person Alberto Martinez as a Homicide - News Releases - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
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