Ricardo Saldivar
Ricardo Saldivar, 25, died on July 3, 2023, at North Kern State Prison in Delano, California, where he was held. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said an officer found him unresponsive in his cell, and that he was pronounced dead at the prison's treatment area. CDCR is investigating the death as a homicide with the Kern County District Attorney and coroner, and a cellmate was identified in a CDCR release. The Kern County Coroner has not yet determined the official cause of death.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says it is investigating his death as a homicide, with the Kern County coroner to determine 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 (4)
- North Kern State Prison Officials Investigating the Death of an Incarcerated Person as a Homicide - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Convicted murderer from LA County killed in Kern County prison cell, state officials say
- Inmate's death at North Kern State Prison being investigated as homicide
- Death of 25-year-old inmate at California prison will be investigated as a homicide