CDCR investigates inmate’s murder at Calipatria State Prison

CALIPATRIA, Calif. (KYMA) - The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is investigating the murder of an inmate at the Calipatria State Prison.

According to a press release, it happened Sunday at around 9:35 a.m. Pacific when staff responded to a fight involving three inmates on the prison yard.

One of the inmates, 48-year-old Mark Ramos, was attacked with a weapon during the fight, prompting staff to request medical assistance, CDCR says.

Paramedics then performed life-saving measures, but Ramos was pronounced dead at around 10:05 a.m. Pacific, according to CDCR.

CDCR also says the two inmates, identified as 30-year-old Deandre Powell and 38-year-old Phillip Dimacali, were both detained without incident and placed in restricted housing "pending an investigation by the institution's Investigative Services Unit and the Imperial County District Attorney's Office for possible felony prosecution."

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