Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Name not reported

66 years old · died August 22, 2016 · California Medical Facility, Solano County, California

A 66-year-old man died on August 22, 2016, while held at the California Medical Facility, a state prison in Vacaville, California. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said he was found unresponsive and face down in a dormitory at the prison hospital around 10:35 p.m. and was pronounced dead at 11:14 p.m. His name was withheld pending notification of his next of kin, and the department said prison officials are investigating the death as a possible homicide. The Solano County coroner and district attorney are also investigating.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

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.

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