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Donald Bennett

71 years old · died October 5, 2020 · Snake River Correctional Institution, Oregon

Donald Bennett, 71, died on October 5, 2020, while held at Snake River Correctional Institution in Oregon. A Street Roots report from March 2021 lists him among the 42 Oregon state prison deaths attributed to COVID-19. The report gives COVID-19 as the cause of his death.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Listed among Oregon state prisoners who died of COVID-19 at Snake River Correctional Institution, with no account of disputed circumstances.

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.

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