Kyle S. Cooper
Kyle Cooper, 50, died on October 12, 2024, while held at California State Prison, Sacramento, in Folsom. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said he was found unresponsive in his cell with head trauma early that Saturday morning and was taken to a hospital outside the prison, where he was pronounced dead. CDCR is treating the death as a homicide, and its Investigative Services Unit and the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office are investigating; another person held at the prison was placed in restricted housing while the investigation continues. The Sacramento County Coroner has not yet determined the cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. CDCR is investigating the death as a homicide, with the Sacramento County Coroner yet to determine the official cause, and another incarcerated person was placed in restricted housing pending the investigation.
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.