Died in prison
Ronny West
Ronny West was one of eleven people held at the Cummins Unit in Arkansas who died of COVID-19 during the 2020 outbreak at the prison. A fellow prisoner who knew him spoke about him in reporting by Little Rock Public Radio. The state did not explain how the virus entered the prison, according to the outlet's account of the outbreak.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. Ronny West died of COVID-19 during the 2020 outbreak at the Cummins Unit.
Reported by: news reports.