Jose Rodriguez
Jose Rodriguez, 26, died on June 27, 2025, while held at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad, Monterey County, California. According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), staff found him unresponsive in his cell at about 3:34 p.m., and he was pronounced dead at 5:04 p.m. CDCR is investigating his death as a homicide with the Monterey County District Attorney's Office, and the man who shared his cell was moved to restricted housing while that investigation proceeds.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. CDCR is investigating Jose Rodriguez's death as a homicide, and his cellmate was placed in restricted housing pending investigation.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.
News reports (5)
- Salinas Valley State Prison Investigating Death of an Incarcerated Person as a Homicide - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Salinas Valley State Prison investigates inmate death as homicide
- California prison inmate's death under investigation as potential homicide
- Inmate death at Salinas Valley State Prison investigated as homicide; cellmate suspected
- Salinas Valley State Prison investigating June 27 death of inmate as homicide