Overview

• Anthony Francis Jr., 23, was found unconscious in his cell on July 18 and was pronounced dead at the prison’s triage area that evening.
• CDCR identified cellmate Chase Jenkins, 38, as the only other person in the cell and moved him to restricted housing pending the investigation.
• The Sacramento County Coroner determined the death was a homicide on Sept. 11, nearly two months after the incident.
• Officials have not released information on the method, cause details, or motive in the killing.
• Francis was serving a 12-year voluntary manslaughter sentence with a concurrent term for battery on a custodial officer, while Jenkins is serving 11 years for second-degree robbery after a 2023 transfer from San Diego County.