Police Investigate Death of Inmate At Oregon State Penitentiary

An inmate died unexpectedly Sunday morning in his housing unit at Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem.

Photo courtesy: Oregon State Police

(SALEM) - Officers at the Oregon State Penitentiary responded to a man-down call Sunday morning at about 10:55 AM in E-block, a general population housing unit accommodating 560 inmates.

Penitentiary security and medical staff responded as well as paramedics from the Salem Fire Department.

All were unable to resuscitate 39-year old Stephen Lee Dempsey.

Dempsey was admitted to prison in June 2006 from Multnomah County on 13 counts of second-degree robbery, three counts of first-degree burglary, and one count of second-degree kidnapping.

His projected release date was in June 2052.

The Oregon State Police are investigating. Next of kin have been notified.

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MISS YOU DAD I KNOW YOU ARE LOOKING DOWN ON ME

That's a terrible thing to say. I hope someday you will be forgiven.

How tragic----dying with 559 other inmates without benefit of clergy. How sad. 2052? He has been released from this vale of tears, and I have to say "good riddance"

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