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Died in prison

Name not reported

Lancaster prison

A person from San Bernardino was killed at Lancaster prison in California by another person held there, officials said. Correctional officers said they recovered an improvised weapon at the scene of the attack.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Officials say another incarcerated person killed him at a Lancaster prison, and correctional officers recovered an improvised weapon at the scene.

Reported by: correctional officers at the Lancaster prison (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.

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