(Potosi) An inmate from the Potosi Correctional Center has died.

A news release from the Missouri Department of Corrections says an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death of 63-year-old Danny Wise.

On Saturday, he had been taken to Capital Regional Medical Center in Jefferson City where he died.

Wise was serving a life sentence for child molestation out of Jasper County.

He was first sent to prison in November of 2005.

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