California State Prison, Sacramento, once known as New Folsom, was opened in 1986 and is adjacent to Folsom State Prison, California’s second-oldest correctional facility. CSP Sacramento houses maximum and high-security offenders.
Michael A. Jones
Sacramento Bee file
A correctional officer was injured Monday after an alleged attack by an inmate at California State Prison, Sacramento, according to state corrections officials.
The incident happened around 10:15 a.m. March 9 inside a cell block at the prison, also known as New Folsom. California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials said Jon C. Blaylock, 56, allegedly attacked the guard with an improvised weapon, causing multiple puncture wounds.
Staff responded and used physical force to stop the attack, CDCR said. Medical staff treated the officer at the scene before the officer was taken to a hospital for additional care.
The officer was reported to be in good condition and awaiting discharge, CDCR said.
Blaylock was placed in restricted housing while the incident was under investigation. The case will be referred to the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office for possible felony charges, correctional officials said.
Blaylock has been serving multiple life sentences. He was sent to prison from Los Angeles County in 2004 after being convicted of attempted first-degree murder of a peace officer as a “third striker.”
While incarcerated, he was later convicted in 2014 in Los Angeles County of assault by a prisoner with a deadly weapon. In 2023, a San Bernardino County court sentenced him to life without parole for the in-prison murder of a peace officer, according to CDCR.
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