Umatilla Prison Inmate Dies

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A Two Rivers Correctional Institution inmate died unexpectedly Tuesday morning of apparent natural causes.

At approximately 4:15 a.m., Tuesday, March 21, 2017, David Purcell, 72, was transported off-site for medical care. He was pronounced deceased at 5:30 a.m. The Oregon Department of Corrections said the Oregon State Police Criminal Investigation Division is conducting an investigation.

Purcell entered DOC custody on Dec. 8, 1999, on three counts of sodomy in the first degree and one count of sexual penetration in the first degree out of Clackamas County. His earliest release date was July 21, 2025.

Attempts to notify the next of kin were unsuccessful. No other details are available at this time.

TRCI is a multi-custody prison in Umatilla that houses approximately 1,800 male inmates.

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