Jake T. Kennedy
Jake T. Kennedy, 32, was from the Inland Empire, according to Patch. He died at California State Prison, Sacramento, in Folsom, on March 7, 2025, after the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said officers found him in his cell with multiple stab wounds during a morning security check. CDCR said he was pronounced dead at 7:04 a.m. and is investigating the death as a homicide with the prison's investigative unit and the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office. The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that his cellmate was believed to have stabbed him and was restrained, and the Sacramento County Coroner will determine the official cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him); Sacramento County Coroner (medical examiner or coroner).
News reports (6)
- California State Prison, Sacramento Officials Investigating Death of an Incarcerated Person as a Homicide - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Prison Officials Investigating Early Morning Homicide
- Local Felon Accused of Third Prison Killing – This Time of Alleged Accomplice in February Death
- Inmate's death at California State Prison, Sacramento investigated as homicide
- San Diego inmate accused of killing accomplice in previous prison yard slaying - San Diego Union-Tribune
- Violent IE Inmate Deaths Spark 'Modified Programming' At CA Prisons