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29 February 2024
WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — A female inmate at the Sedgwick County Detention Facility has died, the sheriff’s office said.
A news release says on Feb. 29, around 7:11 a.m., detention staff located the inmate unresponsive in her bed in Pod 21. On-site medical staff and EMS were notified and attempted life-saving measures, but she was pronounced dead at approximately 8 a.m.
The inmate, 41, had been in the custody of the Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office since Feb. 9, 2024, for cases related to battery and disorderly conduct.
The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office said the inmate had a history of chronic medical problems that resulted in being hospitalized twice during her incarceration.
The SCSO said she received care as recently as Feb. 28, 2024, where no emergent concerns were discovered. Preliminary examination indicates a major medical event occurring in the early morning hours.
The Kansas Bureau of Investigation was notified, and with the assistance of the Sheriff’s Office Investigations Division, are looking into the death.
This is the third in-custody death, according to the SCSO.