Inmate Death at Sacramento Prison Investigated as Homicide

The death of inmate Kyle Cooper at the California State Prison in Sacramento is being investigated as a homicide by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR). Cooper was found unresponsive with head trauma in his cell early Saturday morning and was later pronounced dead at a hospital. His cellmate, Rahshan Mackey, who is serving a 23-year sentence for voluntary manslaughter, has been placed in restricted housing pending the investigation. Cooper, who was serving a 37-year sentence for robbery and firearms possession, had been imprisoned since 2015. This incident marks the third suspected homicide at the facility in the past four months, following the deaths of Randy Schlaepfer and Darryl W. Hudson. The Sacramento County Coroner is yet to determine the official cause of Cooper's death.