Daniel Pena
Daniel Pena, 64, was held at the Cheyenne Mountain Re-Entry Center in Colorado Springs, a community facility for men nearing the end of their sentences. He died on November 26, 2017, of injuries from an assault by other people held there earlier that week. The Colorado Department of Corrections, the Inspector General's office and the El Paso County District Attorney's office have treated his death as a homicide.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Colorado Department of Corrections and the Inspector General's office say other inmates assaulted him earlier in the week, and the El Paso County District Attorney's office treats the death as a homicide.
Reported by: Colorado Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Inspector General's office (outside investigators); El Paso County District Attorney's office (outside investigators).