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53 years old · died July 2018 · California State Prison, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California

A 53-year-old man was held at California State Prison, Sacramento in Folsom, and died in July 2018. Prison officials said he was found unresponsive in his cell around 8:20 p.m. and was pronounced dead about 30 minutes later. Officials are investigating the death as a homicide and have named his cellmate as a suspect. The man's name has not been released.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Prison officials are investigating the death as a homicide and have identified his cellmate as a suspect.

Reported by: California State Prison, Sacramento officials (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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