News & Announcements
KDOC presents plan to rebuild prison to budget committee
Kansas Secretary of Corrections Joe Norwood today presented a proposal to rebuild Lansing Correctional Facility (LCF) to the Legislative Budget Committee. This presentation is the latest in a series related to the construction project at LCF, as the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) seeks legislative approval of the project.
KDOC joins in fight against Human Trafficking
KDOC Secretary Joe Norwood joined leaders from the Attorney General's office and three other state agencies to witness Gov. Sam Brownback's official proclamation designating January as Human Trafficking Month.
Remembrance Receptions honor victims of homicide
As a way to help them remember and celebrate lost loved ones, Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt and victim service providers met with family and friends of homicide victims at four remembrance receptions this month, in Wichita, Kansas City, Topeka, and for the first time, in Garden City.
Joel Hrabe Named Warden of Norton Correctional Facility
Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) Secretary Joe Norwood announced today that Joel Hrabe has been named warden of the Norton Correctional Facility (NCF).
Agency mourns loss of volunteers at LCF
The Kansas Department of Corrections sends it condolences to the families of Gerald Baxter of Clay Center and Carla Rene Polson of Blue Rapids who were killed in a vehicle accident while en route to serve as volunteers at Lansing Correctional Facility (LCF) Friday.
