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Man dies after found unresponsive in Marin County Jail cell
A Marin County Jail inmate died after being found slumped over in his cell on Monday night, county sheriff’s officials said. A deputy and nurse were making their rounds...Read More
One man dies, another in hospital after deputies find inmate pair unresponsive in bathroom
Two men in custody at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas were found unresponsive in a bathroom early Thursday morning. One man, a 32-year-old Santa Clara County jail inmate,...Read More
Convicted ‘Zebra Killer’ Jessie Lee Cooks dies in prison at 76
A 76-year-old man known as one of San Francisco’s “Zebra Killers” from the 1970s died in a state prison facility in Solano County on Wednesday night, according to the...Read More
Man serving 28-year sentence for Daly City stabbing suspect in cellmate’s death
A 29-year-old man died at High Desert State Prison early Monday morning after being sentenced to state prison following an assault with a firearm conviction in San Francisco, the...Read More
Death row inmate dies Thursday in San Quentin cell
An inmate on death row at San Quentin State Prison in Marin County has died, state corrections officials said. Lumord Johnson, 56, was found unresponsive in his cell at...Read More
Deputies find Sonoma inmate dead in cell 10 minutes after serving breakfast
A Sonoma County Jail inmate died Tuesday after being found unresponsive in his cell Tuesday morning, according to the county sheriff’s office. The inmate, whose name hasn’t been released,...Read More
Redwood City inmate death under investigation as possible suicide
The death of an inmate Tuesday afternoon at the Maguire Correctional Facility in Redwood City is under investigation, the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office said. The inmate was found...Read More
Sonoma County Jail inmate dies, cellmate remains in hospital
A female inmate at Sonoma County Jail died and her cellmate was hospitalized early Thursday morning, county sheriff’s officials said. Jail staff requested an ambulance at 4:28 a.m. for...Read More
Death row inmate convicted of 1979 rape, murder dies in San Quentin cell
A death row inmate sentenced in a Contra Costa County case from 1979 died on Wednesday at San Quentin State Prison, according to a statement from the California Department...Read More
Man dies in jail five days after being booked
A 51-year-old inmate died at the Elmwood Correctional Facility in Milpitas on Wednesday night, according to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office. The man, whose name isn’t yet being...Read More
Man convicted of murdering five teen girls dies in prison
An inmate at California Medical Facility in Vacaville who pleaded guilty to murdering five teenage girls in Los Angeles County in 1979 died of natural causes Monday night, the...Read More
Two inmates die in ‘separate but related’ stabbing attacks
Two inmates were stabbed to death Wednesday at the California State Prison-Solano in what officials are calling “separate but related” attacks. Both men, Mizrain Nava Cano, 26, and Jorge...Read More
West County inmate dies after multiple seizures, hospitalization
A 61-year-old jail inmate died Thursday evening at a Martinez hospital after being hospitalized for seizures, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office. Samuel Martinez, of Brentwood, had...Read More
Rape suspect dies in Santa Clara jail
A 52-year-old inmate died Monday morning in the Santa Clara County main jail.Read More
Death row inmate dies in San Quentin cell
A condemned inmate at San Quentin State Prison was found unresponsive and pronounced dead early Thursday morning, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Sam Brasure was...Read More
Two in custody on suspicion of cellmate murder
Two men were arrested Wednesday on suspicion of the killing of an inmate they shared a Santa Cruz County Main Jail cell with earlier this month, county sheriff’s officials...Read More
Terminally ill Santa Rita Jail inmate dies
A 66-year-old inmate at Santa Rita Jail in Dublin who was suffering from a terminal illness died at a hospital a short time after he was found unresponsive at...Read More