Name not reported
A 59-year-old man held at Corcoran state prison in California died at a hospital on February 28, 2015, weeks after the prison said his cellmate had assaulted him on February 9. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation attributed the death to an assault by the cellmate, and the cellmate was suspected but had not been charged when the report appeared. The man's name had not been released because relatives had not yet been notified.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation says the man was assaulted by his cellmate, and the cellmate is suspected but had not been charged.
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.