Local man dies in Lancaster prison

There are two very sad things about losing a loved one to a death in a prison. First you have lost someone that you loved. and secondly you will never know what caused the death. There is no oversight in the prison system so they will cover-up what they want to and dispose of any facts that exist, and refuse to give anyone any information. I am saddened to hear of any family's loss.

I'm sure we will see more riots as more guards get their work time reduced, even if it means they have to cause the riot themselves to prove their importance. So how does the legislature propose to reduce prison overcrowding without releasing prisoners?

The only way a savings will be realized in the prisons, is to keep the prison guard pay where it is at and do not reduce their hours, and release the prisoners according to the Federal Courts.

Otherwise many lives will be lost in the process of trying to save money in the prison budget on the backs of the guards paychecks.

A death.... a terrible loss to the family... a terrible loss to all of us who see how UNFAIR this whole prison system is to the inmates, the care they are provided for shelter (terrible crowding), for food (daily bologna), for medical care (waiting months to see doctors for cancer and then records of tests are lost), how UNFAIR to the families of inmates when they can't find out what happened when a son dies, when families of the Chino riot don't know where their sons are housed now, when families of the Avenal riot don't know what happened...

How much more will we voters tolerate?

Are you listening, senators... assemblypeople?

My condolences to the Thomas family.

When is the general public going to wake up and demand reform that has been needed for many years in the CDCr? The atrocities are horrific. The judge sends these men and women to prison as punishment, loosing their rights in the free society is the punishment. Not DEATH!!!!!

How long are the families of the inmates going to put up with this kind of thing before we finally get some backbone and demand that the CDC be made accountable for it's actions? Don't the families care enough to see that there loved ones are being tortured and abused and even killed and we allowing these Bas---- to do this, then the question is what kind of people are we.We do hold power in our hands if we join together and demand that our fmiliy members be released like the Federal judges ruled or take this to a higher place and see if we get satisfaction there. But this kind of injustice has got to stop, is everyone in California so afraid of the CDC that they won't come up against them I think thats BS. Wheres these stupid scared Democrates we voted for if they can't fight for us then we have to get rid of them and put someone who has the balls and the mentality to do the job. WE need this Constitutional Convention as fast as possible hopefully they will have the backbone to fight against injustice which all of us have been suffering under!!! My deepest condolences to the Thomas family, and I pray this will be the last family to have to suffer like this!!!!!!

How long are the families of the inmates going to put up with this kind of thing before we finally get some backbone and demand that the CDC be made accountable for it's actions? Don't the families care enough to see that there loved ones are being tortured and abused and even killed and we allowing these Bas---- to do this, then the question is what kind of people are we.We do hold power in our hands if we join together and demand that our fmiliy members be released like the Federal judges ruled or take this to a higher place and see if we get satisfaction there. But this kind of injustice has got to stop, is everyone in California so afraid of the CDC that they won't come up against them I think thats BS. Wheres these stupid scared Democrates we voted for if they can't fight for us then we have to get rid of them and put someone who has the balls and the mentality to do the job. WE need this Constitutional Convention as fast as possible hopefully they will have the backbone to fight against injustice which all of us have been suffering under!!! My deepest condolences to the Thomas family, and I pray this will be the last family to have to suffer like this!!!!!!

How long are the families of the inmates going to put up with this kind of thing before we finally get some backbone and demand that the CDC be made accountable for it's actions? Don't the families care enough to see that there loved ones are being tortured and abused and even killed and we allowing these Bas---- to do this, then the question is what kind of people are we.We do hold power in our hands if we join together and demand that our fmiliy members be released like the Federal judges ruled or take this to a higher place and see if we get satisfaction there. But this kind of injustice has got to stop, is everyone in California so afraid of the CDC that they won't come up against them I think thats BS. Wheres these stupid scared Democrates we voted for if they can't fight for us then we have to get rid of them and put someone who has the balls and the mentality to do the job. WE need this Constitutional Convention as fast as possible hopefully they will have the backbone to fight against injustice which all of us have been suffering under!!! My deepest condolences to the Thomas family, and I pray this will be the last family to have to suffer like this!!!!!!

I am so sad to hear about another death. The violence goes on. The fear goes on. Most of us are afraid to say anything or even write to a a patient that is caught in this nightmare. They call them inmates. They are patients just as much as the guards are PTSD patients. It is a giant psych ward out of control The guards are scared because they spend a little more than they make and they have gotten accustomed to all the overtime. Now they are going to have to give up their big diesel truck they drive to work in. Or they will default on their mortgage. They fear they will become patients inside the prison if they lose their jobs. They are prisoners to their lifestyle of trinkets and ego. They live in FEAR. Fear of becoming a patient themselves on the inside of the system. They probably helped start the riot at Chino.
All this could stop if we legalized marijuana and grew it everywhere. Let's keep the kids out of the medicine cabinet. Keep the kids away from violent video games and violent movies. This society is sick. The drug war is a total failure. The justice system is broken. The state constitution needs a rewrite. Our government is trying to enslave us. The government should be our servant, not the other way around. We are turning into a complete fascist state. Next they will want to take all our guns away because they will say we can not be peaceful and we must trust them to keep the peace. The politicians are living in fear also. It is time to rewrite the California Constitution. http://CaliforniaActionNetwork.com
I wish this was the last death. I wish the torture would stop.

I am so sorry to hear of this terrible death. I want to say that we a parents, family members need to speak out for these men and women who are mistreated while being incarcerated. They are already serving time that in its self is enough. I think this system is just a joke they need to change it. People are being sent to prison who should have never gone because they don't know there rights!!!!!

Greg Thomas-( RIP 7/16/09 Lancaster Prison/ was my best friend in my late teens, and early 20s....We played in the same band, and ran together at the beach, and W. Covina....Greg had a divine spark, and a pure heart-young heart.....
I was going to set him up in a Lawn Buisness up hear in the northwest.....
Introduce him to a nice girl.... get him a new lease for his long, and tortured life by the system....I relocated from L A in the early 90s, because jobs were long and far between, and there was no work to be found....I would be dead just like Greg if I would have stayed-I believe that 100%...If your not working in L A, your homeless -PERIOD......
L A sucks hardcore, and if you land up in Prison, it's kill or be killed these days-no easy time.
?s I have for you my dear :

Did Greg get Paroled ?
Was his Parole coming up soon ?
How many days did he have left ?
Whats the inmates name that beat him to death ?
Names of all the guards on that cell block, and the shifts per each name ?
Badge #s ?
Are there any inmates who have info on what really happened ?
Can we visit them ?
Do you think that maybe he was never going to make it out of there alive due to what he knew about some corrupt guards that he had some dirt on ????????
This man that killed him- was he in for murder, and could he never by any means have a cellmate due to his sickness ???
Odviously Greg was beaten to death-( hand an hand ) combat....was it orded by guards ?
Did they use this inmate-( killer ) as a tool for Gregs demise ?
How much money did Rodney King get in his settlement ??? 58 million .....???
Greg is dead, dose his brother deserve satisfaction ???
Dose Greg Thomas' brother Richard Thomas have a case ?
Do you have Richard Thomas' email or telephone # cell # ???
I need to speak to him soon ....
He will remember me I'm sure .....
My best friend did 17 years of his life, and for what, 3 strikes your out ...horseshit....
Then he gets killed just before his release, in a cell that you don't ever dare put any other inmate with because he yells out, " don't put him in my cell because I'll kill him "
The system killed Greg, and it looks as if the gaurds are responsible ???
You know what the say these days...the inmates run the show now ....
I think there is some coruption involved here...I say we go public.....
What do you think my dear ???
Foul Play ??? Corrupt System ??? Crooked Gaurds/Drug Money/Rape/Above the law ???

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. OUR FAMILY LOVED HIM VERY MUCH! HE WAS A GOOD MAN THAT MADE SOME STUPID MISTAKES, THAT IM SURE HE WANTED TO TAKE BACK.THE CALIRORNIA PRISON SYSTEM IS PATHETIC IN LANCASTER! HE DID NOT DESERVE TO DIE LIKE THAT UNDER THEYRE SUPPOSSED SUPERVISION!THE PEOPLE THAT MURDERED MY BELOVED COUSIN AND THE PEOPLE WHO ALLOWED THIS TO HAPPEN WILL SURELY ROT IN HELL GOD WILLING!