Ruben Barela
Ruben Barela, 49, was found with injuries to his face in the dayroom of his housing unit at North Kern State Prison on November 29, 2019. He died in a hospital on December 12, 2019. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation described his death as a homicide and said seven people were placed in administrative segregation afterward.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said he was a suspected homicide victim with injuries to his face, and seven people were placed in administrative segregation afterward.
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.