On September 17, officials began investigating the death of 70-year-old Mark Squires at San Quentin prison, marking it as a homicide and prompting an inquiry into the circumstances.
Staff responded quickly to an alarm at the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center, finding Squires unresponsive, with ongoing life-saving efforts until external medical staff pronounced him dead shortly after.
The investigation led to Squires' cellmate, Gustavo Lopez, being placed in restricted housing as officials and the Marin County District Attorney’s Office review the details of the incident.
Mark Squires had been incarcerated since January 2000 for severe offenses against minors, while his cellmate Gustavo Lopez was sentenced for violent, second-strike crimes, raising questions about inmate safety.
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