Psychiatrist Survives Attack by California Inmate

A psychiatrist at the California Medical Facility for inmates was seriously hurt in an attack by an inmate with a makeshift weapon

A convicted killer in the custody of the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation was hit with new charges of attempted murder after he allegedly attacked a prison psychologist with what officials are calling an “improvised weapon.”

The attack was interrupted by corrections officers, and the doctor is expected to survive, according to a statement by the CDCR. The attack happened shortly before 1 p.m. at California Medical Facility on August 29, a state prison located in the Solano County city of Vacaville, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) said.

A correctional officer ended the attack and recovered the makeshift implement used in the attack, officials said. The psychiatrist, who was treated at an outside hospital, was released this weekend.

Ramirez had been serving a life sentence with the possibility of parole for first-degree murder with weapons, violence and arson enhancements, the CDCR said. Prison officials placed Ramirez into restrictive housing while the investigation remains pending.

California Medical Facility is a medium-security prison that has been operating since 1955 and treats the medical, dental and psychiatric needs of its male inmates.