Joshua E. Kirtley
Joshua E. Kirtley, 42, died on October 17, 2020, while held at Pelican Bay State Prison in Crescent City, California. Prison officials said he was found unresponsive in his cell during a security check and was pronounced dead at an outside hospital shortly afterward. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said the death is being investigated as a homicide, and it said his cellmate was found injured and placed in segregated housing while the investigation continues.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Prison officials are investigating the death as a homicide, and his cellmate was found injured and isolated while the investigation continues.
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.