German M. Merino
German M. Merino, 37, died on March 7, 2025, at Kern Valley State Prison in Delano, California, where he was held in the custody of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The department said he was attacked in a dayroom by two other incarcerated people, and a paramedic pronounced him dead at 6:22 p.m. CDCR is investigating the death as a homicide, and the Kern County Coroner will determine the official cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says two other incarcerated people attacked him in the dayroom, and it is investigating the death as a homicide while the Kern County Coroner determines the official 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.