GOULD, Ark. — The Arkansas Department of Corrections found inmate Caleb Cogburn #180267 dead in his cell at the Varner Unit on Thursday at approximately 6:40 a.m.
The Department of Corrections notified the Arkansas State Police, who will be conducting an investigation into the death. The Department of Corrections will also be conducting its own internal investigation.
Inmate Cogburn was a 24-year-old white male serving a 40-year sentence out of Pope County for rape.
The investigation into this incident remains ongoing and we will update with more information as soon as it becomes available.