Name not reported
A person held at the Cummins Unit in Arkansas died at Jefferson Regional Medical Center while being treated for COVID-19 symptoms, according to the Arkansas Department of Corrections. The department's spokesperson said the person had pre-existing conditions that made them more susceptible to the coronavirus. The person's name was not released, and the department reported it as the fifth COVID-19-related death among people in its custody.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Arkansas Department of Corrections said the inmate died at Jefferson Regional Medical Center while being treated for COVID-19 and had pre-existing conditions.
Reported by: Arkansas Department of Corrections (the agency that held them). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held them.