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