Died in prison
Kenneth Oden
Kenneth Oden was held at the Cummins Unit in Arkansas. A fellow person held there, DeMarco Raynor, said he knew Oden well and that the two had shared a barracks. Oden died of COVID-19 during the 2020 outbreak at the unit, one of 11 people held there who died from the illness, according to Little Rock Public Radio. The article reports that the state had not explained how the virus entered the prison.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness
Reported by: fellow prisoner who knew him.