Portland murder suspect ID'd as man who fatally OD'd on fentanyl at Oregon State Hospital
Roy Bennett Jr. was found unresponsive in his room on May 24 at the state-run psychiatric hospital in Salem.
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Roy Bennett Jr. was found unresponsive in his room on May 24 at the state-run psychiatric hospital in Salem.
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Oregon spent nearly $24 million on housing for wildfire survivors that officials now say is uninhabitable. They haven't recouped the cost.
Each month, dozens of guilty except for insanity patients are deemed ready for treatment outside the state hospital, but only a few are released.
The contentious race pitted the incumbent against a longtime prosecutor who works for him.