LANSING, KAN. – Lansing Correctional Facility resident Michael Moore, 35, died Saturday, August 22, 2026. Moore was found unresponsive in his cell, according to a media release from the Kansas Department of Corrections.
Staff and Emergency Medical Services personnel administered life-saving measures but were unable to revive him. The cause of death is pending the results of an independent autopsy.
Moore was serving a sentence for convictions of driving under the influence; aggravated escape; possession of opiates, narcotics, or stimulants; and robbery in Sedgwick County. He had a dozen convictions that also included sevenfor theft and one for robbery, according to the KDOC. His earliest eligible release date was May 10, 2031.
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.
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.