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Joshua McCormick

36 years old · died October 11, 2016 · Mule Creek State Prison, Amador County, California

Joshua McCormick, 36, of Anderson, died on the morning of Tuesday, October 11, 2016, in his cell at Mule Creek State Prison in Amador County, California. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials said he was pronounced dead at 7:33 a.m. The officials said they are investigating his death as a possible homicide. They have also placed another man in administrative segregation while the investigation continues.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating the death as a possible homicide and have placed another incarcerated man in administrative segregation.

Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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