FBI Investigating Inmate's Death at FCI Terre Haute

FBI Investigating Inmate’s Death at FCI Terre Haute

An inmate died at the Federal Correctional Institution in Terre Haute on Monday.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The FBI is investigating an inmate’s death at the Federal Correctional Institution in Terre Haute.

Caleb Allen Root, 45, was found unresponsive at the FCI Terre Haute on Monday. Prison staff attempted life-saving measures on him, but he was pronounced dead later at a hospital.

Root was serving a 120-month sentence for firearm possession and drug trafficking charges in the Northern District of Iowa. He had been at FCI Terre Haute since June 26, 2025.