Michael Loftin
Michael Loftin, 43, was held at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad, Monterey County, California, when he died on September 21, 2026. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said two other men held at the prison attacked him with an improvised weapon in a recreation yard. The department said he was pronounced dead about 30 minutes after the attack, and it is investigating his death as a homicide. The two men it links to the attack have been placed in restricted housing.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says two fellow prisoners attacked him with an improvised weapon in a recreation yard.
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.