Earl D. Williams
Earl D. Williams, 72, was held at the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility in Corcoran, California. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said he was found unresponsive in his cell on March 20, 2026, and was taken to an outside hospital, where he was pronounced dead on March 23. The department is investigating his death as a homicide with its Investigative Services Unit and the Kings County District Attorney's Office, and it said another incarcerated man has been placed in restricted housing while the inquiry continues.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is investigating his death as a homicide, and another incarcerated man was placed in restricted housing pending the investigation.
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)
- Substance Abuse Treatment Facility Officials Investigating the Death of an Incarcerated Person as a Homicide - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Authorities investigating inmate murder at Kings County prison
- Investigation Underway into Inmate Homicide at California Substance Abuse Treatment Facility