TOPEKA– A Hutchinson Correctional Facility resident who died Friday, Dec. 18 had tested positive for COVID-19. This is the third COVID-19 related resident death at HCF, and the twelfth resident death related to COVID-19 for the Kansas Department of Corrections, according to a media release from KDOC.
The resident tested positive for the virus on Oct. 23 and was transferred to the hospital on Nov. 23. He was a 62-year old white male with underlying medical concerns that contributed to his condition.
The resident was serving a 154-month sentence for convictions of aggravated indecent liberties with a child. He had been imprisoned with the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) since March 2013.
The Hutchinson Correctional Facility is Kansas’ second-oldest prison and houses 1,884 men.