Mendez, 46, was received from Riverside County on Dec. 2, 2004. He received a condemned sentence in 2002 for the first-degree murder of two teenagers. Renteria, 36, was received from Riverside County ...

California’s Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) is reportedly investigating the death of death row inmate Julian Mendez following an attack by fellow inmate Mario Renteria. The ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — A man who was sentenced to death for murdering two teens more than 20 years ago was killed in an attack Friday at Kern Valley State Prison, according to prison officials.

The Office of the Inspector General was notified, and the Kern County Coroner will determine Mendez’s official cause of death. Mendez was received from Riverside County on Dec. 2, 2004 ...

Kern Valley State Prison violence in California leaves death row inmate Julian Mendez dead in attack involving multiple inmates, prompting investigation by prison officials and district attorney.

Mendez was received from Riverside County on Dec. 2, 2004, according to CDCR. He received a condemned sentence in 2002 for the first-degree murder of two teenagers.

Mendez had been incarcerated at the prison since Dec. 2, 2004, after being sentenced to death in 2002 for the first-degree murder of two teenagers in Riverside County.

Mendez had been incarcerated at the prison since Dec. 2, 2004, after being sentenced to death in 2002 for the first-degree murder of two teenagers in Riverside County.