Name not reported
A 29-year-old man died in his cell at High Desert State Prison in Susanville, Lassen County, California, in June 2021. According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, his cellmate alerted staff around 11:30 p.m. on June 27 that he was unresponsive, and he was pronounced dead at 12:07 a.m. on June 28. His name has been withheld at the family's request, and officials have not released a cause of death. Prison officials and the Lassen County Sheriff's Office are investigating the death as a possible homicide.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. Prison officials are investigating the death as a possible homicide and say his cellmate is a suspect.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him); Lassen County Sheriff's Office (outside investigators); news report.