Juan Linares
Juan Linares, 44, was held at High Desert State Prison in Susanville, California, when he died on November 26, 2024. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says another incarcerated person stabbed him multiple times with an improvised weapon, and the department is investigating the death as a homicide with the Lassen County District Attorney's Office. Staff were said to have taken him to the prison's Correctional Treatment Center, where CPR and wound care were attempted before he was pronounced dead at 7:09 p.m. The Lassen County Coroner will determine the official cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. CDCR says another incarcerated person stabbed Juan Linares multiple times with an improvised weapon, and CDCR is investigating the death as a homicide while the Lassen County Coroner determines the official cause.
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.