Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

James Odle

71 years old · died December 18, 2020 · San Quentin State Prison, California

James Odle, 71, had been held on California's death row since 1983, first at San Quentin State Prison. He died on December 18, 2020, at an outside hospital. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said he died of natural causes.

Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness

Reported by: California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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