Doug Waddington, Warden

Administrative Resource Council (ARC)

Effective for calendar year 2011, inmate visitation at Kansas correctional facilities will be provided on the following four state holidays: Christmas Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Thanksgiving Day. If either Christmas Day or the Fourth of July holiday falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, or other day where a facility has regularly scheduled visitation, the holiday will be incorporated within the regular visitation schedule and an additional visitation day will NOT be scheduled. Inmate visitation will NOT be provided on the following state holidays, unless the holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, or other day where the facility has regularly scheduled visitation: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, and the day after Thanksgiving.

Who are we?

The Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility (LCMHF) was built in response to an April 1989 federal court order which directed that the State develop and implement an acceptable long-term plan for mentally ill, protective custody, and high-security inmates.  Construction of the 150-bed facility began on the grounds of the Larned State Hospital (LSH) in January 1991, and the facility was dedicated in December of that same year.  The facility received its first inmates on January 22, 1992.  LCMHF houses the most severely and persistently mentally ill inmates within the Kansas Department of Corrections, along with a significant number of inmates with borderline personality disorders or a conduct disorder which makes them an unacceptable risk for housing in another facility.

Central Unit

Offender Programming at the Central Unit of LCMHF is divided intofive separate categories to meet the needs of all inmates assigned to this facility.  LCMHF maintains an incentive-based Offender Programming for the management of the mentally ill or arganically dysfunctional inmate population; and a Special Care Program for the management of those inmates who, due to age, infirmity, mental degeneration, level of cognitive functioning, or lack of impulse control are not suitable for placement in one of the aforementioned groups. 

These groups utilize a system of earnable privileges and incentives to reinforce positive behavioral changes in these offenders.  Programming is offered throughout the systems which is commensurate with the individuals' level of functioning, and earnable privileges and incentives are available to those who constructively participate in such programming.

In addition, 115 beds are reserved for KDOC offenders who are housed in the Isaac Ray Building on the Larned State Hospital campus.  There, inmates are provided mental health care and treatment in either the Acute Care or the Residential Rehabilitation Program (RRP).  The purpose of RRP is to provide psychiatric rehabilitation and vocational services to adult males referred from the KDOC with the intent of preparing these individuals for successful reintegration into the community or back into KDOC services as determined on an individual basis. 

West Unit

The LCMHF West Unit, a building previously occupied by Larned State Hospital, is a minimum-custody facility housing up to 288 male offenders.  These inmates are placed at the West Unit not for mental health treatment, but to provide support services to LCMHF and LSH, holding jobs that simulate the regular hours and routines usually associated with employment found in the community.  Services include work in food service, laundry, maintenance, grounds-keeping, and various other areas.

The West Unit also houses inmates who are admitted to the Chemical Dependency Recovery Program (CDRP); these 40 slots provide an increased opportunity for inmates to complete their substance abuse program prior to their discharge from facility custody.

Inmate employee positions are available in Non-Prison Based Industries Programs for minimum-custody West Unit inmates, who are carefully screened for appropriate placement. These programs are designed to help inmates learn and practice the pro-social skills and good work habits required to be self-sufficient, productive citizens ready to practice responsible crime-free behavior.

Programs & Services

LCMHF provides a complete range of traditional psychiatric in-patient type programs for male inmates of the Kansas Department of Corrections.  The program is transitional in that inmates enter and leave the program; inmates are not referred to the facility for final placement. 

Mental Health services include group and individual counseling, crisis intervention counseling, provision of psychological evaluations, activity therapy, and music therapy.  Specialized groups such as anger management are also offered.

Medical services provided in the facility clinic include routine sick call, optical, dental, x-ray, and laboratory.  The facility's clinic maintains 24-hour nursing coverage, and physician services are contracted locally on a part-time basis.

Medical, mental health, and educational services are all provided by private companies under contract with the KDOC.

The facility's food service is supported by the Larned State Hospital, though staffing at LCMHF is contractual.  Meals are prepared at the LSH kitchen and transported to the facility for serving to the Central Unit inmates.  West Unit inmates eat their meals under LCMHF staff supervision at the LSH Cafeteria.

Chaplaincy services provide opportunities for inmates to practice their respective religious faiths.  A full-time chaplain is the liaison for religious services and volunteers in the community.

The facility's library services the inmate population with fiction and non-fiction material, delivered as books, cassettes, periodicals, and legal resources.  The library also participates in the inter-library loan program.

Reentry services provide programming, such as Thinking for a Change, and support for offenders based on the individual's specific risk and need areas, as defined by screening and offender behavior.  By creating evidence-based practices, staff are working to educate offenders and to provide them with referrals to collaborating agencies post-release.  In doing this, offenders are better equipped to succeed in the community.

Staffing

The Kansas Department of Corrections employs 185 personnel at LCMHF, with 133 of the staff dedicated to security functions.  Approximately 31 medical/mental health and food service contract staff are also employed at the facility.

Effective March 26, 2009, the Department of Corrections has added a third method for sending funds to inmates.  Friends and family can now send money by visiting www.JPay.com.   The Kansas Department of Corrections allows inbound and outbound electronic messaging with inmates from family and friends who have established an account at JPay.com.

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