2011 News Releases
ANNOUNCEMENT: Inmate Visitation
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.
Governor Signs Executive Reorganization Order Establishing the Prisoner Review Board (January 21, 2011)
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has signed Executive Reorganization Order No. 34 to establish the Prisoner Review Board in the Kansas Department of Corrections.
Governor Names Experienced Warden as Corrections Secretary (January 21, 2011)
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback has named Ray Roberts as his Secretary of the Kansas Department of Corrections.
Corrections Secretary Reports Topeka Correctional Facility Investigation Progress (April 4, 2011)
In response to a request from Governor Sam Brownback for a full review of practices and procedures at the Topeka Correctional Facility, Corrections Secretary Ray Roberts has initiated actions designed to reduce the potential for sexual abuse cases.
National Crime Victims’ Rights Week Observed in Kansas (April 12, 2011)
April 10th through the 16th has been proclaimed by Governor Sam Brownback as Kansas Crime Victims’ Rights Week. This is a special week to honor crime victims and survivors and to thank those who assist victims each and every day.
KDOC Employees Raise Money for Victim Advocate Organizations
Kansas Department of Corrections employees banded together during Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 10th – 16th, to raise nearly $4,100 to support ten organizations that serve crime victims throughout the state.
Warden Named For Topeka Correctional Facility (August 2011)
August 2011 - Kansas Secretary of Corrections Ray Roberts has selected Hope Cooper as the new warden at the Topeka Correctional Facility, effective Sunday, August 21, 2011.
Mentoring4Success Initiative Reaches Milestone (December 5, 2011)
Governor Sam Brownback and Secretary of Corrections Ray Roberts will hold a joint news conference in Wichita at 3 p.m., Tuesday, regarding the Mentoring4Success (M4S) Initiative.
