News & Announcements
KDOC names organization's award winners for 2013
Following a ceremony to honor the winners of several awards from each of the state's correctional facilities, Governor Sam Brownback named the agency's statewide winners.
Prisoner Review Board Member Kathleen Graves to head Corrections’ Community and Field Services Division
Secretary Ray Roberts today announced the appointment of Kathleen Graves as Deputy Secretary of Community and Field Services.
Ellsworth Correctional Facility inmates show talent for theater
More than 130 people, mostly residents of the Ellsworth area, packed an auditorium recently for a dinner-theater performance of the comedy The Ransom of Red Chief. But they weren’t there to see some performance of a traveling drama troupe. Nor were they on hand to support members of the town in a community theater.
National Crime Victims' Rights Week Feature: Domestic Violence Homicide
Domestic violence all too often leads down a deadly path. In 2011, 28 of the state's 116 homicides were categorized as incidents of domestic violence.
National Crime Victims' Rights Week Feature: Teen Dating Abuse
Teens are at a particularly high risk of dating abuse, and a majority of parents admit they have not addressed the issue with their children.
National Crime Victims' Rights Week Feature: Human Trafficking
The State Department deems human trafficking one of the greatest human rights challenges of this century, both in the U.S. and around the world.
