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Brian J. Diguez

34 years old · died July 18, 2025 · Folsom State Prison, Sacramento County, California

Brian J. Diguez, 34, died on July 18, 2025, at Folsom State Prison in Represa, California, where he was held in the custody of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The department said he was attacked in the prison dayroom and is investigating his death as a homicide. The Folsom Fire Department pronounced him dead at 7:09 p.m. The Sacramento County Coroner will determine the official cause of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says he was attacked in the dayroom and is investigating the death as a homicide, with the coroner to 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.

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