Roy E. Davis
Roy E. Davis, 76, had been held at the Cummins Unit in Arkansas for decades and had become a minister there. His wife described him as a "real good outgoing person" and said the two had been together for nearly four decades. He died of COVID-19 on May 6, 2020, during an outbreak at the prison, and The New Yorker reported that he died in a visitation room converted into a makeshift hospital for some of the sickest men, sitting in a wheelchair. His wife said she was not told he had the disease, and that his body was cremated before she could decide what to do with it.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness (neglect alleged). His wife says she was not told he had COVID-19 and that his body was cremated before she could decide what to do with it.
Reported by: his wife.