Brandon Betts

Brandon Betts, 39, died at the Ouachita River Unit, a state prison in Malvern, Arkansas, on February 28, 2023. According to a Department of Corrections news release, staff found him hanging in a locked single-person cell and gave aid, and he was pronounced dead at 3:27 a.m. The Arkansas State Police are investigating the death, and the Department of Corrections is conducting an internal review.

Cause of death, as reported: Died by suicide. The Arkansas Department of Corrections said staff found him hanging in his locked cell, and state police are investigating while the department conducts an internal review.

Reported by: Arkansas Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Arkansas State Police (outside investigators).

Source

• Prison inmate found dead at Ouachita River Unit in Malvern - Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, March 3, 2023