Deandre Austin
Deandre Austin, 46, died on October 14, 2020, in his cell at Mule Creek State Prison in Ione, California, where he was held. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says it is investigating his death as a homicide with the Amador County District Attorney's Office, and it has said his cellmate is considered the suspect and was placed in segregated housing. Officials have said he was found unresponsive and that the cause was an attack in his cell.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Prison officials are investigating his death as a homicide and say his cellmate is the suspect.
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.