TOPEKA -- A Ellsworth Correctional Facility resident who died Monday had tested positive for COVID-19. This is the sixth resident death related to COVID-19, according to a media release from the Kansas Department of Corrections.
The resident tested positive on September 26 at which time he was moved to the Lansing Correctional Facility (LCF) COVID-19 Management Unit (CMU). Three days later he was transported from LCF to the hospital.
The resident’s family has asked that his name not be released. He was a 60-year-old black male with underlying medical concerns that contributed to his condition.
This resident was serving a life sentence based on four sex crime convictions from Wyandotte County, Kansas.