July 5, 2025 – DELANO, CA – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation officials are investigating the July 4, 2025, death of an incarcerated person at Kern Valley State Prison (KVSP) as a homicide.
At 6:21 a.m., staff observed the incarcerated person Fernando Camarillo-Cervantes lying on the cell floor appearing to have serious injuries with his cellmate, incarcerated person Albert Gonzalez, standing in the cell.
Officers immediately activated their personal alarm device, announced a “Code 1 Medical Emergency,” initiated life-saving measures on Camarillo-Cervantes and activated 911. Camarillo-Cervantes was taken to the prison’s triage and treatment area where a local EMS paramedic pronounced Camarillo-Cervantes deceased at 7:00 a.m…