Penitentiary Inmate Dies From Apparent Suicide

(SALEM) - State prison officials say Inmate Kenneth Daniel Baker was found hanging in his single-person disciplinary segregation cell at Oregon State Penitentiary Friday at 9:00 PM.

He was transported to Salem Hospital by ambulance where he remained in critical condition until his death Monday at approximately 6:00 PM with family members present.

56-year old Kenneth Baker was admitted to prison from Lane County on August 5th, 1999. He completed a sentence of 75 months for Sex Abuse I and was serving a consecutive sentence of 28 months for Attempted Rape I. Baker had a release date of July 23, 2007.

As with all deaths of state prisoners, the Oregon State Police are investigating.

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4aLiving September 27, 2006 2:35 pm (Pacific time)

What a bunch of conspiracy theorists! I have been in this line of work for 19 years and I have seen inmates do all kinds of things that "could not be explained". That's because most criminals don't think like we do. Just two days ago we had an inmate who was due to be released that day try to kill himself. Part of it is the inmates are institutionalized and don't want to leave. But the comment about the mentally ill being incarcerated where they don't belong is all too true.

Albert Marnell September 20, 2006 4:17 am (Pacific time)

Dear Uniformed, You are VERY informed! Bingo! Give Uniformed the prize!

Uninformed September 19, 2006 9:55 pm (Pacific time)

I don't think most of us even believe that we're getting the whole story...ever...but we just swallow what we're given because of our ever-so-low expectations. Where did the watch dogs go? And as for this prison story itself, pretty fishy. Some things just don't fit. A short-timer kills himself, why? I hope more exploration occurs from the "outside".

Albert Marnell September 19, 2006 9:23 pm (Pacific time)

These investigations go nowhere. Here we go again. Someone who belongs in a psychiatric facility is put in a jail. Sex, Sex, Sex. When will the treason trials begin for Cheney, Rumsfeld, Rice, Bush and all the other conspirators that created 9/11. They all should get the death penalty for allowing and facilitating an attack on our own nation. Read and listen to Mike Ruppert on the Internet. Television is controlled by a handful of people that will not allow you to know the truth about anything. Not even why a man commits suicide in a prison. Call your cable company and tell them they should send you a check every month. I can't believe people still watch television and feel informed. Pathetic.

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