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Wayne Caskey

59 years old · died July 23, 2022 · California State Prison, Sacramento, Sacramento County, California

Wayne Caskey, 59, was held at California State Prison, Sacramento, in Folsom, when he was attacked with homemade weapons by two other people on a maximum-security yard on the morning of July 23, 2022, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. The agency said staff used less-lethal rounds to stop the attack, and he was taken to the prison's triage and treatment area, where he was declared dead at 10:08 a.m. CDCR is investigating the death as a homicide, and the Sacramento County Coroner will determine the official cause of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Killed by another person in custody

Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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