Lansing Correctional Facility resident death
LANSING, Kansas – Lansing Correctional Facility (LCF) inmate Angel Pedro Lara, 25, died Wednesday morning, January 15, 2025.
Lara was found ill inside the facility clinic Tuesday afternoon.
Staff and Emergency Medical Service personnel administered life-saving measures and transported Lara to a local hospital where he eventually died. The cause of death is pending the results of an independent autopsy.
Per protocol, when a resident dies in the custody of the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC), the death is under investigation by the KDOC and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. The investigation is ongoing.
Lara was serving a 123-month sentence for convictions of 2nd degree murder in Sedgwick County, Kansas.
The Lansing Correctional Facility, formerly the Kansas State Penitentiary, opened in 1867. The facility only serves males and maintains maximum and medium units totaling 1,920 beds and a 512-bed minimum security unit.