Roger McPherson

Roger McPherson, 59, died at Deer Ridge Correctional Institution in Madras, Oregon, on December 18, 2020. The Oregon Department of Corrections said he died of COVID-19, and a state tally of Oregon prisoners who died of the disease lists him among them. The department's earlier notice about the death did not name him and described him only as between 55 and 65 years old.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Oregon Department of Corrections said he died of COVID-19.

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)

• Second inmate dies at Deer Ridge prison due to COVID-19 bendbulletin.com, December 18, 2020
• These are the 42 Oregon state prisoners who have died from COVID-19 Street Roots, March 10, 2021