Matthew Cook
Matthew Cook, 25, was held at the California Men's Colony in San Luis Obispo County when a large riot broke out in the prison yard on a Sunday morning in September 2017. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said he was taken to an outside hospital with stab wounds sustained during the riot and died a little after 1 p.m. The department's, and officials were still investigating how the violence started.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says he died of stab wounds sustained during a prison yard riot.
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.