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21-year-old Iowa prison inmate dies at UIHC
IOWA CITY — A 21-year-old man serving time in an Iowa prison died Wednesday at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, according to an Iowa Department of Corrections news release.
Keyote D. Smith was pronounced dead at 6:20 p.m. Wednesday after being admitted earlier in the week “for an acute illness related to a chronic medical condition,” authorities said.
The Johnson County Medical Examiner will perform an autopsy.
Since October 2020, Smith had been serving a maximum 10-year sentence for a second-degree robbery conviction in Marshall County. Last year, he filed an application for post-conviction relief.
University of Iowa Health Care complex, which houses University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, is seen in this photo taken April 18, 2014, in Iowa City. (The Gazette)
