Inmate Death, Aug. 9

An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) inmate died unexpectedly Saturday in a local area hospital. As with all unanticipated deaths in state prisons, the Oregon State Police Criminal Investigation Division is conducting an investigation. Tommie Rae Norton, 55, was transported off-site for medical care Saturday, August 6, 2016. He was pronounced deceased on Saturday, August 6, at 11:55 a.m. He had been housed at Oregon State Penitentiary in Salem. Norton entered Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) custody on July 15, 2016 on one count of identity theft out of Clackamas County. His earliest release date was February 11, 2018.