KUNA — An Idaho State Correctional Center inmate was assaulted and died last week, making him at least the eighth Idaho Department of Correction resident to die in 2026.
The 66-year-old man, who was identified by the Ada County Coroner's Office as Daniel Deminico, was assaulted on Sept. 2. He was pronounced dead at 9:20 p.m. that night after lifesaving attempts were unsuccessful.
The coroner's office lists Deminico's cause and manner of death as pending.
Other IDOC inmate deaths this year, according to the department's social media page, include:
- Aug. 5: 52-year-old South Idaho Correctional Institution resident; found unresponsive
- July 11: 45-year-old South Idaho Correctional Institution resident; suffered medical emergency while on work release
- May 23: 33-year-old IDOC resident housed at Saguaro Correctional Center (Ariz.); died due to apparent act of self-harm
- April 13: 56-year-old Central Arizona Florence Correctional Complex resident; found unresponsive
- March 3: 54-year-old Idaho State Correctional Center resident; found unresponsive
- Feb. 27: 67-year-old Saguaro Correctional Center resident; found unresponsive
- Feb. 9: 54-year-old death row inmate at Idaho Maximum Security Institution; natural causes