Victor Jose Faria
Victor Jose Faria, 62, was found unresponsive in his cell in the B module at the Martinez Detention Facility in Contra Costa County, California, in January 2026, and was pronounced dead. Sources describe him as an unhoused man, and no other personal details are reported. The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office said a deputy called for medical help and attempted rescue, and it has not given a cause of death. The sheriff's office and the Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office are investigating, and the report notes that he was the second person to die at the facility that month.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.