Obituaries
Obituaries are tributes to staff and retirees who have passed away.
Freddy Contreras, a retired correctional officer, passed away April 19, 2026. He worked for the department for more than two...
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Weljan Estrella, a retired accountant trainee, passed away April 21, 2026. Estrella worked for the department for 18 years. He...
Joe Servin, a retired plumber II, passed away April 21, 2026. Services will be held April 28-29. He began his...
Jose Razo, a retired correctional officer, passed away April 14, 2026. He worked for the department for 18 years. Razo...
California State Prison-Sacramento is mourning the passing of Cory Martincek, a correctional captain who has been with the department for...
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Centinela State Prison is mourning the April 10, 2026, passing of Licensed Vocational Nurse Chima Onyebuizu. Onyebuizu began his career...
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Brian McCauley, a retired correctional officer, passed away April 5, 2026. McCauley began his career at with the department in...
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Lee Herron, a retired correctional lieutenant from California Health Care Facility, passed away March 25, 2026. Herron began his distinguished...
Lew Dwayne Little, a 72-year-old retired correctional officer, passed away suddenly Dec. 17, 2025, according to his family. A celebration...
Pharmacy Technician Jennifer Medrano, a valued staff member of the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison (SATF) at Corcoran,...