加州萨克拉门托州立监狱49岁在押人员死亡 惩教部按他杀调查
加州惩教部（CDCR）11月6日通报，位于加州萨克拉门托县 Folsom 的加州州立监狱萨克拉门托分监（California State Prison, Sacramento，简称 SAC）一名在押人员死亡，惩教部正按他杀案展开调查。
据 CDCR 通报，11月5日下午2时51分，工作人员在牢房内发现49岁的在押人员 Dennis Romero 已无反应，随即拨打911并展开急救，同时将其送往监狱内的治疗与分诊区。急救人员抵达后，于下午3时27分宣布 Romero 死亡。
Romero 的同牢房在押人员、23岁的 Jacob Forbes 已被安置于限制性住房，等候 SAC 调查服务组与萨克拉门托县地方检察官办公室的调查；州监察长办公室已接到通知。CDCR 未公布 Romero 的具体死因，新闻稿也未宣布对 Forbes 提出任何指控。
CDCR 介绍，Romero 于1996年11月22日自 Humboldt County 接收，因二级谋杀被判终身监禁、可以假释；2000年，他又因在狱中持有或制造致命武器被 Lassen County 判处四年；2016年与2022年，他两度因在狱中以喷洒气体方式重伤执法人员被 Sacramento County 分别判处两年与一年，均为第二次重犯加重情形。
Forbes 于2024年4月11日自 Stanislaus County 接收，因二级抢劫、二级入室盗窃与二级抢劫未遂被判三年四个月，同属第二次重犯加重情形。
SAC 于1986年启用，关押2,200多名中等、最高与高度戒备级别的在押人员，提供学术课程与职业培训项目，雇员约1,500人。（来源：加州惩教部）
Incarcerated Man, 49, Dies at California State Prison, Sacramento; CDCR Investigating Death as a Homicide
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) said on November 6 that the death of an incarcerated person at California State Prison, Sacramento (SAC), in Folsom, Sacramento County, California, is being investigated as a homicide.
On November 5 at 2:51 p.m., staff found incarcerated person Dennis Romero, 49, unresponsive in his cell, CDCR said. Staff immediately activated 911 and initiated life-saving measures while transporting him to the prison's treatment and triage area. Paramedics arrived at the institution and pronounced Romero deceased at 3:27 p.m.
Romero's cellmate, Jacob Forbes, 23, was placed in restricted housing pending an investigation by the SAC Investigative Services Unit and the Sacramento County District Attorney's Office. The Office of the Inspector General has been notified. CDCR did not announce a specific cause of death, and its release announced no charges against Forbes.
Romero was received from Humboldt County on November 22, 1996. He was sentenced to life with the possibility of parole for second-degree murder. On August 17, 2000, Romero was sentenced to four years by Lassen County for possessing or manufacturing a deadly weapon while in prison, a second-strike offense. On May 16, 2016, Romero was sentenced to two years by Sacramento County for aggravated battery on a peace officer by gassing while in prison, a second-strike offense. On May 31, 2022, Romero was sentenced to one year by Sacramento County for the same offense, also a second-strike offense.
Forbes was received from Stanislaus County on April 11, 2024. He was sentenced to three years and four months in prison for second-degree robbery, second-degree burglary, and attempted second-degree robbery, a second-strike offense.
SAC opened in 1986 and houses more than 2,200 medium-, maximum- and high-security incarcerated persons. SAC offers academic classes and vocational programs and employs approximately 1,500 people. (Source: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation)
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图片来源：图：已故在押人员 Dennis Romero 的官方登记照，加州惩教部（CDCR）随本案新闻稿发布。 / Photo: Official booking photo of Dennis Romero (deceased), released by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) with its news release on this case.
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