Walter Badelle
Walter Badelle, 37, died on August 11, 2026, in his cell at California State Prison, Sacramento, in Folsom. According to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, he was found unconscious in the afternoon and was pronounced dead by outside ambulance personnel at 2:51 p.m. The department says it is investigating the death as a homicide with the prison's Investigative Services Unit and the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office, and his cellmate was placed in restricted housing while the investigation continues. Officials have not said how he died or whether the cellmate is a suspect.
Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody. CDCR is investigating the death as a homicide and has placed his cellmate in restricted housing, but officials have not said how he died.
Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him); Sacramento County District Attorney's Office (outside investigators).
News reports (4)
- California State Prison, Sacramento, Officials Investigating Death of Incarcerated Person as a Homicide - California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation
- State prison inmate's death being investigated as homicide, officials say
- Prison Officials Investigating Inmate Death As Homicide
- Homicide investigation underway after inmate found dead at Sacramento area prison