El Dorado Correctional Facility resident death
EDCF resident Eddie Holmes Jr., 67, died
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EL DORADO, KAN. – El Dorado Correctional Facility (EDCF) resident Eddie Holmes Jr., 67, died Tuesday, September 8, 2026. Holmes was found unresponsive in his cell Tuesday.
Staff began life-saving measures immediately and continued after emergency medical services arrived. He was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. 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.
Holmes was serving a 233-month sentence for one conviction of voluntary manslaughter in Shawnee County, Kansas.
The El Dorado Correctional Facility is the state’s second-largest facility. It serves only adult males and has a capacity of 1,900 residents.
