Luis Manuel Baladez
Luis Manuel Baladez, 23, was held at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad, California, when he died in October 2014. Officials said he was found dead on his bunk in his cell early on a Sunday morning, and that he had been stabbed several times. Investigators named his cellmate as the prime suspect, and the cellmate was moved out of the general prison population while the investigation continued.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Investigators identified his cellmate as the prime suspect in the stabbing, and the cellmate was segregated while the investigation continued.
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.