News & Announcements
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.