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Special Review: Death of CO Manuel A. Gonzalez, Jr. at CIM
This report presents the results of a special review conducted by the Office of the Inspector General into the circumstances surrounding the January 10, 2005 stabbing death of Correctional Officer Manuel A. Gonzalez, Jr. at the California Institution for Men. A criminal investigation into the incident was conducted by the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department and resulted in criminal charges of murder against Jon Christopher Blaylock, an inmate at the California Institution for Men. The purpose of the Office of the Inspector General's review was to identify systemic procedural and policy deficiencies, procedural violations, and other factors that may have contributed to Officer Gonzalez' death.