Jorge Cruz-Banuelos
Jorge Cruz-Banuelos, 30, was stabbed multiple times in the neck, chest and back on the Facility D yard at California State Prison, Solano, in Vacaville, on January 29, 2020, according to prison officials, who called it a homicide. Sources say he was attacked less than a minute after a first fight in the same yard, and officers responded with pepper spray and blast grenades. He was pronounced dead at 3:42 p.m. The prison officials said three weapons believed to have been used were recovered and four suspects were identified, but the motive had not been disclosed. The Solano County District Attorney's Office is investigating the deaths.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Prison officials say he was stabbed to death by another incarcerated man in a yard attack, and the Solano County District Attorney's Office is investigating.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him); Solano County District Attorney's Office (outside investigators).