Death of Southern California inmate investigated as homicide
AP News, May 1, 2022: Death of Southern California inmate investigated as homicide
“DELANO, Calif. (AP) — The death of a 50-year-old inmate at a Southern California prison is being investigated as a homicide, authorities said Sunday.
“Alfredo Valenzuela was found unresponsive Saturday in his cell at Kern Valley State Prison, the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a statement. He was pronounced dead a short time later.
“Valenzuela’s cellmate, 36-year-old Noe Herrera, was moved to the prison’s Administrative Segregation Unit pending investigation, the statement said.
“The Kern County Coroner’s Office will determine Valenzuela’s official cause of death.”
Additional reading:
Los Angeles Times, May 6, 2022: Officials report fatal attack on inmate at Kern Valley State Prison; second killing in a week
Los Angeles Times, May 1, 2022: Cellmate suspected in prison death of man convicted of Monrovia murders
Alabama Political Reporter, May 6, 2022: Man becomes at least 15th preventable death in Alabama prisons this year
New York Post, May 8, 2022: Inmate dies by suicide on Rikers Island, fourth death at embattled jail this year
