Two Arkansas Division of Correction inmates undergoing treatment for COVID-19-related symptoms at hospitals died Wednesday, July 29, according to a news release.
Both men had been housed at the Ouachita River Unit at Malvern and were the latest inmates to die over the last month after COVID-19 related illnesses.
On July 29, one inmate was pronounced deceased at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) at Little Rock. He was in his early 70s and serving a sentence for a drug related offense. The other inmate was pronounced dead at Saline Memorial Hospital at Benton. He was in his late 60s and serving a sentence for kidnapping.
Recently, other inmates died at hospitals after being treated for COVID-19-related symptoms.
On Friday, July 24, an inmate from the Ouachita River Unit was pronounced dead at CHI St. Vincent — Hot Springs. The man was in his early 80s and serving a sentence for sexual assault. An inmate from the East Arkansas Regional Unit at Brickeys was also pronounced deceased at Baptist Health – North Little Rock. The man was in his late 40s and serving a sentence for residential burglary, according to news releases.
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On Wednesday, July 15, an inmate at East Arkansas Regional Unit died at NEA Baptist Memorial Hospital at Jonesboro. The man was in his mid-70s and serving a sentence for first-degree battery.
On Thursday, July 16, an inmate from the Ouachita River Unit died at Baptist Medical Center at Little Rock. The man was in his late 50s and serving a sentence for residential burglary.
On Monday, July 13, a prisoner of the Ouachita River Unit died at Saline Memorial Hospital. The man was in his early 70s and serving a sentence for first-degree murder.
On Sunday, July 12, an inmate from the East Arkansas Regional Unit died at NEA Baptist. The man was in his mid-60s and serving a sentence for sexual assault, according to the release.
The Department of Corrections didn’t release names of either inmate.