Name not reported
A man between 50 and 60 died on the evening of August 26, 2020, at a hospital in Pendleton, Oregon, after being held at Eastern Oregon Correctional Institution. The Oregon Department of Corrections attributed his death to COVID-19. Earlier that day, another man between 65 and 75 who was also held at the prison died at a local hospital. The department said the two deaths brought the state's prison COVID-19 deaths to five. An advocacy group said the state had not done enough to reduce the risk of the virus in prisons.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Oregon Department of Corrections attributes the death to 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.