Stephenson C. Kim
Stephenson Choi Kim, 45, of San Gabriel, was held at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville, a state prison. On January 4, 2026, he was injured in a fight in his housing unit with another man held at the prison, and he died on Monday, January 12, at an outside medical facility, more than a week later. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says it is investigating his death as a homicide with the Solano County District Attorney's Office and the Office of the Inspector General, and officials have not said what led to the fight. According to the department, the other man has been placed in restricted housing.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. CDCR says he died after a physical altercation with another incarcerated man in his housing unit and is investigating the death as a homicide.
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 (6)
- California Medical Facility Officials Investigating the Death of an Incarcerated Person as a Homicide - News Releases - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- Inmate serving life for a fatal cafe shooting in Cypress dies after a fight in prison
- California Medical Facility inmate dies days after altercation in housing unit
- Homicide at California Medical Facility prison in Vacaville
- California Medical Facility officials investigating the death of an Inmate as a homicide
- Death of inmate at Bay Area prison investigated as a homicide