Anthony S. Francis Jr.
Anthony S. Francis Jr., 23, was held at California State Prison, Sacramento, in Folsom, where he was found unconscious on the floor of his cell on July 18, 2025. A paramedic pronounced him dead within about an hour, and the Sacramento County Coroner later ruled his death a homicide. CDCR is investigating with the prison's Investigative Services Unit and the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office, and his cellmate, who was present, has been placed in restricted housing pending the investigation.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Sacramento County Coroner ruled the death a homicide, and CDCR says his cellmate is being investigated and was placed in restricted housing.
Reported by: Sacramento County Coroner (medical examiner or coroner); California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him).
News reports (6)
- California State Prison, Sacramento Officials Investigating the Death of an Incarcerated Person as a Homicide - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Authorities investigating man sent to prison for local robbery in death of cellmate
- Investigation Rules Death Of Prison Inmate Was Homicide
- Inmate's death at Sacramento prison ruled homicide, investigation ongoing
- Inmate from San Diego suspected of killing cellmate in state prison - San Diego Union-Tribune
- San Diego County prison inmate being investigated in cellmate's death