An Oregon Department of Corrections inmate died unexpectedly Friday morning of apparent natural causes at a Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Umatilla.
As with all unanticipated deaths in state prisons, the Oregon State Police Criminal Investigation Division is conducting an investigation.
At approximately 5:45 a.m., Friday, Michael Shaw, 52, was found unresponsive in his bed. Medical staff began life-saving efforts to no avail. He was pronounced deceased at 6:32 a.m.
Shaw entered DOC custody on July 16, 2002, on one count of sex abuse in the first degree and one count of mistreatment in the first degree out of Marion County. His earliest release date was Sept. 28, 2025.
