A man serving a prison sentence for pimping was killed by another inmate, California correctional officers announced.
Shawn Jackson Jr., a 21-year-old incarcerated at the California State Prison in Corcoran, died Sunday afternoon after he was allegedly beaten by another inmate, Jarvis Richerson. The death is being investigated as a homicide.
Jackson was convicted of pimping in Orange County last year and began serving a four-year prison sentence in September.
He had been arrested at the age of 19 along with two other men and accused of sex trafficking a young woman and a girl under 16. investigators said at the time.
Richerson, 31, has served numerous sentences for illegal gun possession. He is currently serving eight years for rape, assault and battery with a firearm, the California Department of Correction and Rehabilitation said.