The Bowie County Sheriff’s Office has sent a media release from the Arkansas Department of Corrections regarding the COVID -19 related death of an inmate at a Texarkana, Texas hospital.
Media Release:
October 19, 2020
DIVISION OF CORRECTION INMATE PRONOUNCED DEAD AT TEXAS HOSPITAL
PINE BLUFF – On Sunday, October 18, 2020, a Division of Correction inmate was pronounced deceased at Wadley Regional Medical Center in Texarkana, Texas. The Bowie County (Texas) Correctional Center inmate was undergoing treatment for COVID-related symptoms. The inmate was in his mid-60s and serving a 210-year sentence for rape.
