Jaime Ambriz
Jaime Ambriz, 25, was held at Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga, California, where the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said he was found unresponsive in his cell on the night of January 24, 2024. He was pronounced dead at 10:48 p.m. The department says it is investigating his death as a homicide, with the cell secured as a crime scene and the Fresno County District Attorney's Office involved. The county coroner has not yet determined an official cause of death. A separate report said a man at the prison was allegedly killed by his cellmate that day, but it gave no name, so it is not clear whether it concerns the same death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. CDCR is investigating his death as a homicide and the county coroner has not yet determined the official cause; one report says his cellmate allegedly killed him.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him); news reporting on the death.