{"id":249406,"date":"2026-04-03T02:12:22","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/249406\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T02:12:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T02:12:22","slug":"condemned-inmate-dies-at-sacramento-california-state-prison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/249406\/","title":{"rendered":"Condemned inmate dies at Sacramento, California State Prison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">(FOX40.COM) \u2014 A condemned inmate died Thursday morning at California State Prison, Sacramento, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">CDCR officials said in a press release that Armando Macias, 50, was found unresponsive in his cell around 7 a.m. Staff began life-saving measures and called for emergency medical assistance.<\/p>\n<p><a data-ylk=\"ct:story;elm:img;itc:0;\" class=\"stretched-box\" href=\"https:\/\/fox40.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2026\/04\/image_21f226.png\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><img alt=\"&lt;em&gt;Photo of Armando Macias obtained by CDCR officials&lt;\/em&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f490ddf33bc0c4e47d2bdaef281c37d1.jpeg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Photo of Armando Macias obtained by CDCR officials<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Authorities stated that paramedics pronounced him dead at 8:01 a.m.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Macias had been on death row since September 2011 after being received from Orange County following a first-degree murder conviction, officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The prison\u2019s Investigative Services Unit is reviewing the circumstances surrounding his death. The Sacramento County Coroner\u2019s Office will determine the official cause of death.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There are currently 578 people on California\u2019s death row, according to the CDCR.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. 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