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One of 2 people whose names were not reported

61 years old · died April 22, 2017 · Salinas Valley State Prison, Monterey County, California

A 61-year-old man died in his single-occupancy cell at Salinas Valley State Prison in Soledad, California, on the morning of April 22, 2017. His name had not been released. Prison officials declared him dead at 9:53 a.m., less than an hour after another death at the prison that morning. A spokesman said he could not comment on whether the death was being investigated as a suicide.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

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