Facilities · Prison
Varner Unit
Grady, Lincoln County, Arkansas · capacity 1,714
Also reported as Arkansas Department of Corrections Varner Unit; Varner Supermax Unit; Varner Supermax unit; Varner prison.
14 deaths are recorded here, from 2013 to 2024; all by name.
- overdose 6
- undetermined 4
- accident 2
- suicide 2
The people
- Brian Walker July 26, 2024
- Jeremy Coleman July 26, 2024
- Matthew Ferry-Payne April 22, 2024
- Caleb Cogburn December 8, 2022
- Kenny Halfacre May 26, 2020
- Marlon Miles August 29, 2018
- Donovan Cobbs August 29, 2018
- Joe Harris August 29, 2018
- Edward Morris August 27, 2018
- Stephen Kantzer May 20, 2018
- Kevin Shelton May 20, 2018
- Roger Coulter November 4, 2017
- Jody Cook August 8, 2016
- Vann Tucker June 25, 2013
History and conditions
Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.