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Autopsy indicates Topeka inmate died from natural causes

Inmate Death

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says a preliminary autopsy indicated a female inmate at the Topeka Correctional Facility died of natural causes related to heart failure.

Jessica Chapman, 35, died Monday after she collapsed at a scheduled appointment at the prison's medical clinic. The KBI says Chapman had received medical treatment the previous weekend for chest pains. A corrections department spokeswoman says Chapman's death is not believed to be related to COVID-19.


The KBI investigates all deaths of inmates at prisons or jails, unless the person is under the care of a doctor. Chapman was serving time for a drug conviction in Barton County and forgery from Rice County.