Winfield Correctional Facility
Winfield Correctional Facility
Overview
Winfield Correctional Facility (WCF), a part of the Kansas Department of Corrections, is an all-male, minimum-security state prison located in Cowley County in south central Kansas. WCF is located on the north side of Winfield at the site of the former Winfield State Hospital & Training Center.
Quick statistics
Capacity: 554 minimum-custody male inmates
Phone number: (620) 221-6660
For additional contact information, click on the Contacts page.Mailing address for correspondence:
(Inmate Name and Number)
Winfield Correctional Facility
1806 Pinecrest Circle
Winfield, KS 67156Inmate Deposits: For information regarding inmate banking, please click on the Inmate Banking page.
Electronic Deposits and E-mail
The Kansas Department of Corrections also allows inbound and outbound electronic messaging with inmates from family and friends who have established an account at JPay. Please visit www.jpay.com or call (800) 574-5729 for information on how to open and manage your account.
Programs
Special Education 10 slots
Pre-Release 30 slots
Vocational (Aramark) 6 slots GED 30 one-half time slotsCorrectional Industries
Aramark.................................. 6 slots
Pioneer Balloon....................... 12 slotsCommunity Service Work
Inmates at Winfield Correctional Facility provide thousands of hours of community service work each year to non-profit entities after certification that the service work will not displace community-available jobs. This program provides labor for those approved agencies and provides inmates with valuable job skills and work ethics that they can utilize upon release. Long-term community service work includes:
History
1984 Winfield Pre-Release Center opened on the grounds of the Winfield State Hospital, providing primarily pre-release programming services. The population capacity was 141 inmates.
1989 Having expanded both in terms of size and facility mission, the name of the facility was changed to Winfield Correctional Facility. The population capacity was 290 inmates.
1996 Winfield State Hospital closed. As a result, Winfield Correctional Facility absorbed many buildings and the infrastructure and support units from the hospital. During the transition, an additional dorm was added, increasing the capacity to 522 inmates. In September, the administrations of Winfield Correctional Facility and Wichita Work Release Facility were combined.
1998 A therapeutic community substance abuse treatment program was implemented at the facility.
2000 InnerChange Freedom Initiative (IFI), a 12-18 month, values-based pre-release program, began operation in March with the capacity to serve 158 inmates.
2002 In June, IFI was transferred from Winfield to Ellsworth Correctional Facility.
2003 The therapeutic community program was closed effective January 31, 2003.
2004 The population capacity was increased to 556 inmates.
2007 Due to renovations, the capacity decreased to 554 inmates.
2009 Due to budget constraints, B Unit was closed in early 2009, reducing the capacity to 378. It was re-opened in June 2009, bringing the capacity back to 554 inmates.
2010 Pioneer Balloon opens a private industry onsite in September, employing up to 12 inmates at minimum wage jobs.
2011 WCF contracts with the Cowley County Jail to house up to 50 inmates in response to population increases within the KDOC.
2013 The Cowley County Jail contract ended.
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