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| Brain-dead inmate dies weeks after release from custody |
| By Associated Press |
| Published: 03/08/2005 |
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An inmate who was left brain-dead after being shot by a prison officer in January has died weeks after he was formally freed from custody, ending a bizarre situation in which he was guarded around the clock at a cost of $1,056 a day. Daniel David Provencio, 28, died Friday at Bakersfield's Mercy Hospital, his family said. Provencio was shot in the head with a supposedly non-lethal foam projectile during a Wasco State Prison altercation Jan. 16. Though he had been declared brain-dead four days later, his family kept him on a ventilator, saying they were hoping for a miracle. Provencio had served a three-year, eight-month drug sentence, but was re-incarcerated in August for violating his parole by driving under the influence. He was due for parole consideration again on June 21. The state Board of Prison Terms released him from custody and discharged him from parole Feb. 14, giving him credit for time served and waiving his remaining parole requirement. Three investigations continue into the incident at Wasco State Prison. Prison officials said Provencio was shot in the head by an officer in an elevated gun tower when he refused to lie down and instead tried to prevent officers from breaking up a fight between two other inmates. The 40mm foam projectiles are designed to be fired at arms or legs, however. |
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