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Armando Macias

50 years old · died April 2, 2026 · California State Prison, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California

Armando Macias, 50, died on April 2, 2026, while held at California State Prison, Sacramento, in Folsom. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said staff found him unresponsive in his cell around 7 a.m. and that paramedics pronounced him dead at 8:01 a.m. CDCR's Investigative Services Unit is investigating, and the Sacramento County Coroner will determine the official cause of death, which has not yet been made public.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

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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