Deandre A. Lewis
Deandre A. Lewis, 37, was held at California State Prison, Sacramento, in Folsom, when he died on January 8, 2022. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said he was found unresponsive in his cell and pronounced dead about half an hour later, and that prison officials are investigating his death as a possible homicide. Other reports say his cellmate is the alleged suspect, but the manner of death has not been determined. The Sacramento County coroner is expected to establish the cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Corrections officials say his cellmate is considered a suspect and the death is being investigated as a possible homicide, with the Sacramento County coroner to determine the 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.
News reports (3)
- Contra Costa pimp who ordered scalping was killed in prison cell, authorities say
- SAC investigating death of incarcerated person as a homicide - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Convicted rapist from Bay Area was one of 2 inmates killed in Northern California prisons over weekend