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Anthony Roberson-Anderson

30 years old · died June 11, 2020 · Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison, Corcoran, Kings County, California

Anthony Roberson-Anderson, 30, was held at the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran, California. Prison staff found him with swelling and multiple lacerations to his face and head on June 9, 2020, and he was airlifted to a hospital, where he died on June 11. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says his death is being investigated as a homicide with the Kings County District Attorney's Office and the Office of the Inspector General, and that it is not connected to a separate homicide at the prison on June 10.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says he died of injuries from an assault and is investigating his death as a homicide.

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.

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