Brian McCarvill

Brian McCarvill, 68, was an activist who, according to a Street Roots profile, was an anarchist who fought for prison abolition. He died at Snake River Correctional Institution in Oregon on September 27, 2020. Oregon's count of state prisoners who died of COVID-19 lists him as one of 42, and gives COVID-19 as the cause of his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. A listing of Oregon state prisoner deaths counts him among those who died of COVID-19, with no cause disputed by other sources.

Reported by: a listing of Oregon state prisoners who died of COVID-19.

Sources (2)

• Snake River Correctional Institution sees highest inmate death toll in the state from coronavirus OregonLive.com, October 9, 2020
• These are the 42 Oregon state prisoners who have died from COVID-19 Street Roots, March 10, 2021