News & Announcements
Staffing changes occurring at Kansas Department of Corrections
A new unit, focused on research and behavior analytics, will be one of the key features of several staffing changes at the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) effective June 16.
Overcrowding issues to continue at state correctional facilities
The State Finance Council voted today to deny funding for space and programming for overcrowded female prisoners and full funding for outsourcing male beds throughout the Kansas prison system.
UPDATED: Inmate who walked away from Wichita Work Release Facility apprehended in Wichita
Kansas Department of Corrections agents, working in conjunction with the U.S. Marshals Service, apprehended minimum-custody inmate George Young at a motel on North Broadway Street in Wichita at approximately 11 a.m., today.
Hutchinson Correctional Facility Assists with Local Flood Efforts
Inmates volunteer to help Reno County area fill 6,000 sandbags due to flood threats
Governor announces new secretary of corrections
Governor Laura Kelly today announced her selection of Jefferey Zmuda as the next secretary of corrections. Zmuda is currently the deputy director of the Idaho Department of Correction.
