Lansing Correctional Facility inmate death
Brian Jones, 47, died
LANSING, Kansas. – Lansing Correctional Facility (LCF) inmate Brian Jones, 47, died Friday, June 21, 2024.
He was admitted to a local hospital on Tuesday. He was pronounced deceased by hospital personnel late Friday afternoon. The cause of death is pending the results of an independent autopsy.
Per protocol, when a resident dies in the custody of the KDOC, the death is under investigation by the KDOC and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. The investigation is ongoing.
Jones was serving a 34-month sentence for conviction of Sexual Exploitation of a Child in Johnson County.
The Lansing Correctional Facility, formerly the Kansas State Penitentiary, opened in 1867. The facility serves only males and maintains maximum and medium units totaling 1,920 beds and a 512-bed minimum security unit.