Renee A. Rodriguez
Renee A. Rodriguez, 51, was held at California State Prison, Los Angeles County, in Lancaster, when another incarcerated man attacked him in the dayroom on Sunday evening, April 27, 2025. According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, officers used chemical agents and non-lethal weapons to stop the attack, and Rodriguez was taken to an outside medical facility, where he was pronounced dead. The department classifies the death as a homicide and reported finding two improvised weapons at the scene, though it is unclear whom they belonged to. The Los Angeles County Coroner will determine the official cause of death, and the prison and the district attorney's office are investigating.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says another incarcerated man attacked Renee A. Rodriguez in the prison dayroom, and the death is being investigated as a homicide while the Los Angeles County Coroner determines the official cause.
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.
News reports (5)
- California State Prison – Los Angeles County Officials Investigating the Death of an Incarcerated Person as a Homicide - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
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- Inmate found dead in cell at Santa Clara County Jail
- L.A. County inmate death marks 13th suspected homicide in California prisons this year