The death of a 62-year-old woman during a family visitation at Mule Creek State Prison has been ruled a homicide by the Amador County Sheriff’s Office.
Stephanie Diane Brinson, also known as Stephanie Dowells, was found unresponsive in a private visitation unit on November 13, 2024, while visiting her incarcerated husband, David Brinson.
Brinson, 54, is serving four consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole for four counts of murder…