Officials investigating death of Oregon inmate

UMATILLA, Ore. (AP) - Oregon authorities are investigating the death of an inmate.

Officials tell KATU-TV that Brandon Smithson died Thursday at a Portland hospital.

Smithson had been an inmate at the Two Rivers Correctional Institution in Umatilla in eastern Washington.

Officials haven’t released details of Smithson’s death.

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Information from: KATU-TV, http://www.katu.com/