KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas Department of Corrections is investigating the death of an inmate on Sunday at the Lansing Correctional Facility.
A KDOC spokesperson said George Eugene Phillips, 39, was found unresponsive in his cell on Sunday. Paramedics and staff responded and attempted to revive Phillips but were unsuccessful.
An autopsy is underway to determine the cause of death.
Phillips was in prison on a 48-year sentence for aggravated kidnapping, aggravated robbery and a criminal threat out of Sedgwick County, Kansas.
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