Bobby Augusta Davis
Bobby Augusta Davis, 67, died on August 16, 2009, while held at Kern Valley State Prison in Kern County, California. A coroner in Kern County ruled his death a suicide by asphyxiation, and he was found hanging in his cell. Officials announced the death on Monday, August 17, and said they could not give further details while investigations were ongoing. The prison system's inspector general and a federal court-appointed receiver said they were beginning their own reviews.
Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Kern County coroner ruled that he killed himself by asphyxiation, and the prison system's inspector general and a federal court-appointed receiver said they were beginning their own reviews.
Reported by: coroner in Kern County (medical examiner or coroner); California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him).