TOPEKA, Kansas - El Dorado Correctional Facility resident 33-year-old Keith Wade died Monday at the correctional facility, according to a media release from the State.
The cause of death is pending an autopsy but is not believed to be COVID-19 related.
Per protocol, when a resident dies in the custody of KDOC, the death is under investigation by KDOC and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI).
Wade was serving an 84-month sentence for battery of a juvenile correctional facility officer. He had been imprisoned with KDOC since February 2017.