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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2021/6/1622926366227.png" alt="Smith had previous convictions for theft, criminal threat, aggravated battery and for drugs, according to the KDOC" />
 <figcaption>Smith had previous convictions for theft, criminal threat, aggravated battery and for drugs, according to the KDOC</figcaption>
 </figure>TOPEKA– Lansing Correctional Facility resident William Smith&nbsp; died on Friday, June 4, 2021, at the correctional facility, according to a media release from the Kansas Department of Corrections.Smith, 42, was pronounced dead by emergency medical services personnel at approximately 10:00 p.m. The cause of death is pending an autopsy but is not believed to be COVID-19 related.&nbsp;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.Smith was serving a 37-month sentence for a 2018 Sedgwick County conviction for Drug Possession and Theft as well as other prior offenses.

42-year-old inmate dies in Kansas prison