Deaths in CustodyWork in progressIn progress
Died in prison

Roberto Ruiz

31 years old · died November 26, 2021 · Oregon State Penitentiary, Salem, Oregon

Roberto Ruiz, 31, died on November 26, 2021, while in the custody of the Oregon Department of Corrections at the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem. The department said the Oregon State Police had been notified and that the State Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death. The department said next of kin had been notified. His death was one of several in department custody that fall and winter, as reported by Willamette Week.

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.

Sources (2)