At approximately 4:02 p.m. on February 2, Oregon State Penitentiary (OSP) inmate Ronald Ruffin, 54, died unexpectedly in the infirmary. As with all unanticipated deaths in state prisons, Oregon State Police and the Marion County Medical Examiner responded to investigate. Ruffin entered Oregon Department of Corrections (DOC) custody on March 21, 1988, on one count of murder out of Multnomah County; he was sentenced to life in prison. Next of kin has been notified. No other details are available at this time.
