Deaths in Custody
Died in prison

Michael Aineta

40 years old · died October 4, 2023 · Lansing Correctional Facility, Leavenworth County, Kansas

Michael Aineta, 40, died on October 4, 2023, after being taken from Lansing Correctional Facility in Lansing, Kansas, to KU Medical Center, where hospital staff pronounced him dead. The Kansas Department of Corrections said it and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation are investigating the death. The cause of death was still pending an independent autopsy at the time of the report.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined

Reported by: Kansas Department of Corrections (the agency that held him); Kansas Bureau of Investigation (outside investigators).

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