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Mark Alan Cardinal

67 years old · died July 1, 2022 · Snake River Correctional Institution, Malheur County, Oregon

Mark Alan Cardinal, 67, died on July 1, 2022, in the infirmary at Snake River Correctional Institution in Ontario, Oregon, where he was held. The Oregon Department of Corrections said he was receiving hospice care at the time of his death. The Oregon State Police were notified, as they are for deaths in custody.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Oregon Department of Corrections says he was on hospice care in the prison infirmary when he died, and the state police were notified as is standard for in-custody deaths.

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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