A Hutchinson Correctional Facility inmate dies while in custody.

 49-year old Scott Edward Wood was found unresponsive in his cell this afternoon. Life-saving measures were performed by staff members and emergency medical services. Wood was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased by medical staff. The cause of death is pending the results of an independent autopsy.

 Per protocol, when a resident dies in the custody of the KDOC, the death is under investigation by the KDOC and the Kansas Bureau of Investigation. The investigation is ongoing.

 Wood was serving a 50-month sentence for convictions of drug possession and aggravated escape committed in Sedgwick County, Kansas.

 The Hutchinson Correctional Facility is the state’s third-largest facility, serving only adult males. Its capacity is 1,788 residents.