Obituaries
Obituaries are tributes to staff and retirees who have passed away.
North Kern State Prison (NKSP) is mourning the passing of Correctional Officer Anthony Marquez. Services will be held Jan. 19-20...
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Adani Stephens, a retired correctional officer, passed away Dec. 25, 2025. Services will be held Jan. 20. He started his...
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Gregory Meeks, a retired correctional officer, passed away Dec. 30, 2025. He retired in May 2024 after 27 years with...
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Pelican Bay State Prison has announced the passing of Correctional Officer Daniel Read on Dec. 14, 2025. Read began his...
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Vickie Lynn Wetherell, a retired parole agent, passed away at home Nov. 14, 2025, according to her family. Wetherell served...
Daniel Grenfell, a retired correctional officer, passed away Dec. 8, 2025. He worked for the department for more than 28...
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Sandra Kester, a retired correctional case records analyst, passed away Nov. 28, 2025. She began her career as an office...
Retired correctional officer Robert “Bobby” Deatherage passed away peacefully at home Nov. 27, 2025, following a brief battle with cancer....
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Correctional Officer Marcus Monzon, who started with the department just last year, passed away Dec. 3, 2025. He began his...
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Wasco State Prison-Reception Center (WSP-RC) mourns the passing of Information Technology Supervisor II Juan Carlos Garcia Espinoza. He passed away...
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