An Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) inmate died Monday afternoon of apparent natural causes at Snake River Correctional Institution (SRCI) in Ontario. As with all deaths in state prisons, the Oregon State Police Criminal Investigation Division is conducting an investigation. At approximately 2:13 p.m., Monday, October 30, 2017, Mark Buckner, 56, stated he wasn’t feeling well to his cellmate who alerted SRCI staff. Security and medical staff began life-saving efforts to no avail. He was pronounced deceased at 2:30 p.m. Buckner entered DOC custody on November 3, 2011, on five counts of sodomy in the first degree, 20 counts of sexual penetration in the first degree, and one count of sex abuse in the first degree out of Clatsop County. His earliest release date was April 26, 2058. Next of kin has been notified. No other details are available at this time.
