Overview
- Prison staff discovered John Cisneros, 49, unresponsive around 9:15 p.m. on Feb. 23, and he was pronounced dead shortly before 10 p.m. by outside medical responders.
- The prison’s Investigative Services Unit is working with the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office, and the Office of the Inspector General has been notified.
- Cellmate Irvin Sanchez, 34, was removed from the cell and placed in restricted housing pending the inquiry, and no charges have been announced.
- Officials have not released a cause of death as evidence is processed in the suspected homicide.
- Cisneros had been at the prison since 2015 following a robbery conviction and a 2017 sentence of 28 years for forcible sexual offenses, while Sanchez is serving 18 years for attempted second-degree murder with gang and firearm enhancements.