Mule Creek State Jail is going through heavy scrutiny after the household of a lady who died following a conjugal go to has come ahead. The demise of Tania Vanessa Corpuz Thomas marks the second of its form throughout the span of only a few months.
The Root beforehand reported the demise of Stephanie Dowells, 62, was dominated a murder after she went in for a personal household go to along with her husband however by no means got here out alive. KCRA first reported the tragedy, and because the story continues to the touch the hearts of many throughout the nation, one lady stated an identical scenario on the identical San Francisco jail modified her household without end.
Jeanine Rojo spoke to KCRA saying her cousin, Thomas, spent greater than half of her life battling Lupus, nevertheless it wasn’t the illness that in the end took her life. “We’ve actually been collectively since beginning,” Rojo stated. “For her to be taken away this fashion, it’s gut-wrenching.”
In line with the California Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR), Thomas “was discovered unconscious in a household visiting unit by jail workers known as to the scene” in July 2024. She was there visiting her husband, 48-year-old Anthony Curry, who’s serving a life sentence linked to a ugly 1999 tried homicide.
Court docket information state Curry shot his then-girlfriend earlier than driving her almost lifeless physique to a truck cease and fleeing. “He shot a woman within the head and dumped her physique. So, he left her physique for useless,” Rojo stated. The lady survived and is now completely blind and partially paralyzed, based on KCRA.
“With that historical past of extreme violence, why are they being allowed to have these visits unsupervised?” Rojo requested. As we reported, solely inmates on demise row, convicted intercourse offenders, or these underneath disciplinary restrictions are banned from having conjugal visits, which occur “in personal, apartment-like amenities on jail grounds and final roughly 30 to 40 hours,” based on the California Division of Corrections,
Thomas was a single mom of a 25-year-old son now serving within the U.S. Air Power, based on Rojo. It’s unclear how lengthy Thomas and Curry had been married for, however Rojo stated she was unaware her cousin was ever having conjugal visits with him.
Curry was charged together with his spouse’s homicide in December, however sadly an identical tragedy passed off simply weeks earlier than the ruling. Dowells’ November demise influenced Rojo’s choice to return ahead along with her cousin’s story. “I used to be sick to my abdomen, and I used to be in tears,” she stated after studying about Dowells’ homicide.
Now, she’s demanding the jail take duty and put in measures to stop a 3rd killing from taking place. “I’m not in opposition to conjugal visits. Nevertheless, , there’s already two murders at Mule Creek. What might be completed to stop this from taking place once more?” Rojo continued suggesting, “Perhaps put extra jail guards out to do extra security checks, something to save lots of one other life.”