Joseph L. Rountree, 43, was placed in restricted housing after Carl J. Anderson Jr., 41, was found unresponsive around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in a housing unit at the Substance Abuse Treatment Facility and State Prison in Corcoran, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Staff called 911 and began life-saving measures before taking Anderson to the prison’s treatment area. Paramedics pronounced him dead at 9 p.m.