Darryl Staples
Darryl Staples, 53, died at California State Prison-Sacramento in Folsom on February 15, 2016. Prison officials said he was found unresponsive in his cell on the Monday evening, and staff tried lifesaving measures before he was pronounced dead at 8:48 p.m. Prison officials and the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office are investigating the death as a homicide. According to the reports, his cellmate is being investigated in connection with it, and one report named the cellmate as a suspect.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. State prison officials and the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office are investigating the death as a homicide, and his cellmate has been identified as a suspect.
Reported by: California State Prison-Sacramento staff and state prison officials (the agency that held him); Sacramento County District Attorney's Office (outside investigators); California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him).