News & Announcements
Victim Impact: Listen and Learn
Victim Impact: Listen and Learn is a program that provides inmates an opportunity to learn how their behaviors have impacted others. Inmates learn how to define who their victims are, understand the possible impact of nine different crimes and work to comprehend the effects of those crimes on different victims.
KDOC FY 2011 Annual Report Available
This edition of the annual report represents a substantial change in reporting practices by combining two publications - the annual KDOC Statistical Profile and the KDOC Annual Report, resulting in a more comprehensive and more streamlined report. Included are the FY 2011 highlights and initiatives, along with detailed statistical information on the Kansas correctional system.
KDOC Attends Offender Employment Retention Specialist Training
The Kansas Department of Corrections was well represented at the National Corrections Academy/National Institute of Corrections (NIC) Learning Center’s Offender Employment Retention Specialist (OERS) training in Aurora, Colo., January 8 – 13. Four from the KDOC successfully participated: Zachary Burgoon, Topeka Correctional Facility; Eliott Nelson, Kansas City Parole Office/Lansing Correctional Facility; Kelli Martinez, Topeka Parole Office; and Cindy Rowland, Hutchinson Correctional Facility.
U.S. EPA to Honor Hutchinson Correctional Facility for Reducing Waste
U.S. EPA to present a WasteWise State Government Partner of the Year Award to HCF Wednesday, January 18.
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.
Lansing Correctional Facility Escapees in Custody (November 17, 2011)
Matthew Glen Allender and Chad Duane Amack were apprehended without incident at approximately 10:30 p.m., Wednesday.
Cabins in Kansas Offer More than Just Lodging
The Kansas Department of Corrections is giving their inmates a unique opportunity to put their time to productive use. At the Norton, Hutchinson, and Ellsworth Correctional Facilities, inmates may participate in a program that provides them with valuable technical training in the constructions crafts, as well as providing lodging for visitors to Kansas state parks.
Kansas Prison Nurses are Among the Nation's Best Trained
October 2011 - Nurses at Kansas' eight state prisons are among the first in the nation to earn certification for correctional nursing.
KDOC Receives Nearly $600,000 Federal Grant to Further PREA Efforts
October 2011 - The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs awarded $599,862 to the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) to support the KDOC in preventing, detecting and responding to sexual victimization.
