Two offenders at the Fulton Reception and Diagnostic Center have died, according to a department news release.
Robert Bartley was pronounced dead at 8:43 a.m. Monday at Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City. Bartley died of apparent natural causes.
Bartley, 63, was serving a 14-year sentence for distribution and possession of a controlled substance from Texas County. He was received Jan. 21 in the Missouri Department of Corrections.
Phineas Schrock was pronounced dead at 10:40 p.m. Saturday at Callaway Community Hospital in Fulton. An autopsy will be conducted on Schrock.
Schrock, 19, was serving a 10-year sentence for first-degree sexual abuse and incest from Chariton County. He was received April 29 in the MDOC.