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The death of a 25-year-old inmate at North Kern State Prison in California is under investigation as a homicide, corrections officials said Tuesday.
An officer conducting a security check found Ricardo Saldivar unconscious in a holding cell Monday afternoon, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said in a statement.
Saldivar was taken to the prison’s medical treatment room, where he was pronounced dead, the statement said. The Kern County coroner will determine the official cause of death.
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The cell where Saldivar was found was also occupied by a 47-year-old prisoner, officials said.
The North Kern County State Penitentiary is pictured in Delano, California. The death of an inmate in jail is being investigated as homicide, according to corrections officials. (Clarence Williams/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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The death will be investigated by the prison’s investigative service, along with the district attorney’s office.
Saldivar arrived in North Kern state last month after being sentenced to life with the possibility of parole for first-degree murder.
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The Delano Prison, just north of Bakersfield, is a medium-security facility holding approximately 3,500 inmates.
