David Long
David Long, 26, died at High Desert State Prison near Susanville on November 8, 2026. According to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials, two other men attacked him with an improvised weapon on a recreational yard. CDCR is investigating the death as a homicide, and the two men were placed in restricted housing. Medical staff pronounced him dead at 11:40 a.m.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials say two other incarcerated men attacked him with an improvised weapon on a recreational yard, and CDCR is investigating the death as a homicide.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
Custody: Serving a sentence.