Event Brief
Convicted inmate death probed as homicide at LA County prison
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 25, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Summary: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation investigators are probing the death of 32-year-old Francisco A. Perez at a Lancaster facility as a homicide. Staff found him unresponsive during a security check at about 1:45 a.m. Aug. 22 and he was pronounced dead at 2:17 a.m. His cellmate, Juan R. Saucedo, was removed and remains in restricted housing.
WHO: Francisco A. Perez; Juan R. Saucedo; California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation investigators; prison staff; paramedics
WHAT: An inmate death at a Lancaster prison is being investigated as a homicide; a cellmate was placed in restricted housing.
WHEN: Aug 22, 2026
WHERE: Lancaster, California
WHY: The death is being investigated as a homicide after staff found the inmate unresponsive during a security check; the circumstances and cause are under investigation.
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