A second woman was killed at Mule Creek State Prison in Ione last year during a conjugal visit with her husband, officials said. KCRA 3 Investigates first reported that the November death of Stephanie Dowells, 62, during a visit at the prison with David Brinson was determined to be a homicide. The Amador County Coroner said Dowells was strangled.

A man incarcerated at the prison used the family visit unit phone to notify officers that his wife had passed out during her visitation.