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Died in prison

Name not reported

died May 20, 2020 · Oregon State Penitentiary, Salem, Oregon

An unnamed man, believed to be in his fifties or sixties, was held at the Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem. He died in a hospital on May 20, 2020, after testing positive for COVID-19, according to the Oregon Department of Corrections, which announced the death. The department's announcement gave COVID-19 as the cause.

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.

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