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.
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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.