Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Name not reported

died November 2007 · Correctional Training Facility, Monterey County, California

A man held at Soledad prison in Soledad, Monterey County, California, died in November 2007 after being strangled by his cellmate, according to the Monterey County District Attorney. In March 2012 the District Attorney announced that a jury had convicted the cellmate of the killing. The man's name is not given in the report.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The Monterey County District Attorney says the man's cellmate strangled him in November 2007, and a jury convicted the cellmate.

Reported by: Monterey County District Attorney.

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