An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) inmate died unexpectedly Sunday morning at Two Rivers Correctional Institution (TRCI) in Umatilla.
As with all unanticipated deaths of state prison inmates, the Oregon State Police Criminal Investigation Division is conducting an investigation.
TRCI staff were attending to complaints from Kenneth Allen, 23, when he became unresponsive. Security and medical staff immediately began life-saving efforts which continued until Umatilla Emergency Medical Technicians arrived and pronounced Allen deceased at 11:09 a.m.
Allen entered DOC custody on Jan. 14, 2016, on three counts of theft and one count of possession of heroin out of Jackson County. His expected release date was Dec. 22, 2017.
No other details are available at this time.
TRCI is a multi-custody prison in Umatilla that houses approximately 1,800 male inmates.
