ARCHIVED: 2014 News Stories
Program Helps Juvenile Offenders Stay on Track in School
The hardest part of high school wasn’t earning a 3.5 grade-point average, securing a stellar ACT score or even graduating early for 17-year-old Alexia. The hardest part was moving 26 times during her high school career as a juvenile offender.
Juvenile Services Looks to Improve Rates of Parental Involvement
KDOC examines ways to increase parental and family support to increase the likelihood of a juvenile offender's success upon release.
KDOC Honors Employees and Volunteers of the Year
A paratrooper turned corrections officer and a retired volunteer who helped Wichita Parole Office staff during a former parolee’s standoff with police were among those honored Wednesday during the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) Employee and Volunteer of the Year Ceremony.
Sen. Greg Smith Thanks KDOC's 2014 Employees and Volunteers of the Year
Kansas Sen. Greg Smith of Olathe addressed the Employee and Volunteer of the Year Nominees Wednesay during the KDOC's annual ceremony held at the Topeka Correctional Facility. The text from his speech follows.
Donation Helps Parenting Skills Program Reach More Inmates
Well-known for his support of prison private industries, Kansas businessman Fred Braun has turned his sights on helping Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) inmates become better parents.
American Red Cross Honors Mentoring4Success Director
The American Red Cross recently named Gloria Geither, mentoring director for the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC), its 2014 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas Community Service Hero for her work matching offenders with mentors in the community.
Two Larned Juvenile Offenders Among Barton's Spring Graduates
A pair of youth residents at Larned Juvenile Correctional Facility were recently featured by Barton Community College for overcoming difficult barriers to achieve educational success.
Topeka Parole Office Hosts Mentor Appreciation Day
The Topeka Parole Office held a Mentor Appreciation Day Friday to recognize Mentoring4Success (M4S) mentors.
Two Mothers Speak to Raise Awareness during Victims' Rights Week
The pair spoke about the slaying of their sons and their families' struggles that followed during the third annual Voices of Victims' Rally Friday in Topeka. The event marked the close of activities held as part National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.
Ashley Stuewe: The woman on guard
Ashley Stuewe, a corrections officer at Norton Correctional Facility, was featured in the Norton Telegram's Working Women 2014 series that was published on March 29.
National Crime Victims' Rights Week - Day 5
The majority of assaults involve the use of hands, fists, and feet or clubs or blunt objects rather than firearms or knives.
National Crime Victims' Rights Week - Day 4
Fact about Homicide:
National Crime Victims' Rights Week - Day 3
More than half of America’s children and teens are in some way exposed to violence in their homes, schools, and neighborhoods every year, according to a 2009 U.S. Department of Justice study.
National Crime Victims' Rights Week - Day 2
What is happening where you are?
National Crime Victims' Rights Week
April 6th - 12th is National Crime Victims' Rights Week.
Wichita State University Photo Exhibit Captures "Juvenile In Justice"
Wichita State University's Ulrich Museum is hosting an exhibit that casts a spotlight on juvenile detention through the images taken by photographer Richard Ross. The exhibit documents the placement and treatment of American juveniles - including those in Kansas - in juvenile detention facilities. The exhibit is on view until April 13.
Inmates Create Works of Art
The Norton Telegram recently published a story about inmates at Norton Correctional Facility who make quilts for those in need. Last year, inmates made 300 quilts that were donated to charity.
HCF Hosts Public Information Officers Meeting
The Hutchinson Correctional Facility (HCF) hosted communication professionals from across the state Wednesday to discuss how the prison and community emergency services interact and support each other to deliver information to the media and general public.
Bethel Students Cross Cultures by Going into Prison
Students from Bethel College in Newton have collaborated with inmates from Hutchinson Correctional Facility on a theater production based on previously published monologues and dialogues combined with journal entries from the project's participants. The production, first presented at the facility with inmates, will be followed by a student-only version at the college in February.
OWDS Program Graduates a Class of 14
A recent Offender Workforce Development Specialist (OWDS) training program concluded with participants from the Department of Corrections and community organizations taking part.
KDOC Begins Unifying Mental Health Training for Juvenile Correctional Staff
Juvenile officials within the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) are taking steps to train correctional staff in responding to the mental health needs of those in the juvenile system.
LJCF Summer Programs Give Youth New Experiences
This summer, youth residents at the Larned Juvenile Correctional Facility (LJCF) have participated in activities designed to help them release typical teenage energies while enjoying the summer break from school.
Corrections Secretary Takes ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, Dares Deputy Secretaries and Wardens
Secretary Ray Roberts took the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Monday after nominating the Kansas Department of Corrections' (KDOC) deputy secretaries, wardens and superintendents to follow his lead.
Larned Youth Enjoy a 'Total Blackout' for Halloween
A favorite holiday for kids at any age, Halloween is no exception for youth at Larned Juvenile Correctional Facility (LJCF). For a second year, LJCF's Youth Special Events Committee held a "Total Black Out" event on Halloween eve in the facility's gym.
Popular Halloween Event Gives Employees' Children Chance to Visit KJCC
Although trick or treaters aren’t typical figures on the grounds of correctional facilities, each year a growing number of trick or treaters can be found on the grounds of Topeka's juvenile correctional facility.
Inmates' Good Deeds Benefit Topeka Women and Children
Bag it, bow it, tag it. Bag it, bow it, tag it. That’s what students in the Kansas Correctional Industries’ Dental Lab at the Topeka Correctional Facility (TCF) do roughly 2,000 times each year during the spare minutes that intersperse their regular work of making dentures for patients of the KAMU safety net clinics scattered across Kansas.
