Detention Facility Worker Fatality File

Lansing prison corrections officer hospitalized after being attacked by inmate

Investigators with the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) are investigating an incident at the Lansing Correctional Facility (LCF) that occurred on the evening of November 3, 2021. In this incident, a corrections officer was injured by a resident, resulting in the hospitalization of that officer.

“This is an ongoing investigation, and upon its conclusion the findings will be presented to the appropriate authorities for possible criminal prosecution.”

“The officer is in stable condition and health privacy laws do not permit the release of additional health information to the media.”

“Reports from management are that she was attacked by one inmate on B2 unit and punched repeatedly in the face and head. Reports from workers indicate that the inmate attached a padlock to a belt and beat her over the head, face and body with that. “

“She has, to our knowledge, sustained facial fractures and may have a severe head injury, and other broke bones. She was in ICU last night, in stable condition, but was heavily sedated, per KDOC.”

“There are also conflicting reports about how she was found – whether it was at shift change, or if inmates on her unit called in the alarm (meaning the inmates themselves reported the assault).”