Jaime Brugada
Jaime Brugada, 22, was held at the Correctional Training Facility in Soledad, California. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said staff found him missing from his cell during an evening count on April 25, 2023, and later found him unresponsive in another area of his housing unit. He was taken to the on-site medical facility and pronounced dead at 10:00 p.m. The department said his injuries were consistent with a homicide and is investigating with the Monterey County District Attorney's Office and the Monterey County Coroner, who 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 his injuries are consistent with a homicide and is investigating it as one with the Monterey County District Attorney's Office and coroner.
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.