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David Volkman

93 years old · died December 7, 2022 · Two Rivers Correctional Institution, Umatilla County, Oregon

David Volkman, 93, was the oldest person in the custody of the Oregon Department of Correction when he died on December 7, 2022. He died in prison hospice care at Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Umatilla. The Oregon Department of Correction has not released a cause of death, and Oregon State Police were notified of the in-custody death. His family was notified of his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Oregon Department of Correction did not release a cause of death, and Oregon State Police were notified of the in-custody death as routine.

Reported by: Oregon Department of Correction (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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