News & Announcements
An invitation to go behind the fence at Norton Correctional Facility
Norton Correctional Facility will open its doors to the public Thursday, April 4, from 10 a.m. through 1 p.m. and again from 4 p.m. through 7 p.m., for open house and career day activities. Tours of the facility will start Thursday at 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., and 4:30 p.m.
KJCC's high school basketball season ends with a win - of sorts
The Topeka juvenile facility’s first-ever tournament ended in defeat for the Lawrence Gardner High School boys basketball team. But the loss failed to dampen the team’s pride as each received a pair of basketball shoes for the game.
Award recognizes KDOC and KJCC employee for anti-trafficking advocacy
The Wichita State Center for Combating Human Trafficking recently recognized the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) and Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex (KJCC) employee Dauna Herman for working with incarcerated youth who are trafficking survivors.
KDOC enacts measures to alleviate staffing shortages at El Dorado Correctional Facility
An emergency staffing situation at the El Dorado Correctional Facility (EDCF) has prompted the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) to offer additional pay to hire temporary staff to provide relief.
Juvenile facility holds first coed high school graduation
Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex (KJCC) held its first coed high school graduation recently with a class of 24 juveniles.
