Died in prison
Clarence Frank Bettencourt
Clarence Frank Bettencourt, 81, of Milton-Freewater, died at an area hospital on April 3, 2026, while held at Columbia River Correctional Institution, an Oregon state prison. The Oregon Department of Corrections announced the death and said it takes all in-custody deaths seriously. The department has not stated a cause of death, and the circumstances of his final days have not been described in the reporting so far.
Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined
Reported by: Oregon Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.