James Kempf

James Kempf, 81, died on October 3, 2020, while held at Snake River Correctional Institution in Oregon. A Street Roots report lists him among the 42 Oregon state prisoners who died of COVID-19. The listing gives COVID-19 as the cause of death and does not describe the circumstances of his illness or the medical care he received.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

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.

Source

• These are the 42 Oregon state prisoners who have died from COVID-19 Street Roots, March 10, 2021