Died in prison
Name not reported
A man in his 50s died while held at Lansing Correctional Facility in Kansas, and the Kansas Department of Corrections said he died of COVID-19. He tested positive for the virus on April 19, 2020, and was taken to the University of Kansas Medical Center the following day. The department announced his death on April 27, 2020, but declined to name him or describe his medical conditions, citing confidentiality laws.
Cause of death, as reported: Died of illness. The Kansas Department of Corrections says he died of COVID-19 after testing positive at Lansing Correctional Facility.
Reported by: Kansas Department of Corrections (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.