39-year-old George Eugene Phillips died Sunday after being found unresponsive in his cell, with a release from the Kansas Department of Corrections saying staff and emergency medical personnel attempted life-saving measures but were unable to revive him.
The cause of death is pending results of an independent autopsy.
KDOC and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation are, as protocols require, jointly investigating the death, with the probe remaining ongoing.
Phillips was serving a near 48-year sentence out of Sedgwick County for aggravated kidnapping, aggravated robbery, and criminal threat.
