Tag: prisons
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas prisons have exceeded their operating capacity and it will cost the state millions of dollars to send hundreds of prisoners to a privately owned and operated prison in Arizona. The…
TOPEKA, Kansas One solution to Kansas prisons woes could come with a $35 million price tag for three new specialty prisons. The states corrections system only treats half of its inmates who struggle with…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) The Kansas Department of Corrections unfairly censors publications even with the adoption of a new policy and the elimination of a banned book list, a prisoner rights groups said. The Human…
TOPEKA The drive from Topeka to El Dorado Correctional Facility takes about two hours each way. Leoti Masterson makes the trip every week without hesitation. She would never pass up a chance to see…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Top Republican legislators on Wednesday blocked nearly $10 million that Kansas corrections officials argue they need to deal with prison overcrowding and said lawmakers might reject Democratic Gov. Laura Kellys choice…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) A plan for fixing problems in the troubled Kansas prison system that could have created bipartisan harmony has instead inspired finger pointing and prompted complaints that the Republican-controlled Legislature botched pieces…
Almost half the people locked up in Kansas prisons admit they have a history of domestic violence getting the cops called after an argument with a partner, having a restraining order against them or…
Kansas prisons spend almost four times as much on overtime pay as they did six years ago. The state paid out more than $8.2 million on overtime in fiscal year 2018 and is on track…
Attorneys alleging their meetings and phone calls with clients at the Leavenworth Detention Center were unlawfully recorded can move forward with a class-action lawsuit, a federal judge ruled last week. U.S. District Judge Stephen Bough…
