Death of Lansing prisoner under investigation by the Kansas Bureau of Investigation
A Kansas inmate has died while in state custody, state officials said Thursday.
His death remains under investigation.
Michael Aineta, 40, a prisoner at Lansing Correctional Facility, died Wednesday after he was taken to The University of Kansas Health System, according to a Thursday news release from the Kansas Department of Corrections.
The department of corrections and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation are both investigating. The cause of death will be determined based on autopsy results, officials said.
Aineta was several months into serving a nearly 16-year sentence after he was convicted of one count of rape and one count of criminal sodomy in Seward County, in southwest Kansas, according to KDOC.
No other information was immediately available.
This story was originally published October 5, 2023 at 11:53 AM.
