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Vol. 2 Issue 2 2009 Newsletter

David Cook — 2011-08-17T16:53:57Z

State Honors Fallen Officers, Employees and Volunteer of the Year Awards, TCF Work Crews Pick Up Topeka, KDOC’s Ironwoman: Erika Nilles-Plumley, KDOC Adds Electronic Inmate Banking and Communications, Inmate Cabin Program Gains Popularity, New Denture Program Takes Root at TCF, KDOC Population Numbers, Donnelly College Program for LCF Inmates Gets a Boost

Vol. 2 Issue 1 2009 Newsletter

David Cook — 2011-08-17T16:53:57Z

Female Inmates Receive Grant for New Track, Kansas and Missouri DOCs Work Together for Offender Workforce Development Specialist, El Dorado Honored for Community Work, Kansas Correctional Association Presents Awards, Salina Parole Office Staff and Offenders Play Ball, Florida DOC Visits Kansas, Norton Correctional Facility Course Teaches Work Place Essentials, KANSASWORKS’ RV Makes Stop at Norton Correctional Facility, Department of Corrections Population Numbers and Barton Community College Partners with Ellsworth Correctional Facility

Vol. 1 Issue 1 2008 Newsletter

David Cook — 2011-08-17T16:53:58Z

Secretary’s Message, National Corrections Scholar Named, Employees of the Year Recognized, Lansing Correctional Officer Earns National Honor, Office of Victim Services, Release Plan Screening, KCI Constructs New Showroom in Topeka, Female Inmates and Parolees Perform in Arts Project, Special Enforcement Officers Commemorate 15 Years, Correctional Facilities Making It Look Easy Being Green, KDOC Population Numbers

VOICES OF REENTRY

cherylca — 2017-10-17T19:53:48Z

This article, written by Nomi Sofer, is republished with permission from Jobs for the Future for the U.S. Department of Education. Published October 2017.

Visitor Handbook

cherylca — 2013-12-02T16:40:00Z

Information for visitors

The Senate Bill 14 Risk Reduction Initiative

David Cook — 2009-04-29T19:50:00Z

This law created a Risk Reduction Initiative that will award funding to community corrections agencies to enhance risk reduction efforts with the goal of decreasing parole and probation revocation rates by 20% (using their FY 2006 revocation rate as a baseline).

Summer Fall 2014 Newsletter

Kimberly_Marotta — 2014-11-04T22:04:31Z

Please take a moment to check out this edition of THE BEACON.

Summer 2012 Newsletter

Kimberly_Marotta — 2012-08-22T15:36:58Z

See the latest in the Office of Victim Services with our Summer 2012 edition of The Beacon

Summer 2010 Newsletter

David Cook — 2008-10-01T20:09:52Z

The Beacon Summer 2010

Strategic Action Plan

David Cook — 2007-01-19T20:15:00Z

Fiscal Year 2010 Strategic Action Plan

Over the past few decades, the United States has witnessed a significant increase in the prison population on both the federal and state level. The State of Kansas is no exception. Since 1995, the average daily population in our prisons has increased by roughly 2,000 inmates. The vast majority of these inmates will be released from prison at some point and without adequate services to assist in successfully reintegrating into society many offenders are likely to re-offend. The Kansas Department of Corrections takes a proactive approach to preparing offenders for release into the community in order to increase their chances of living the remainder of their lives crime-free. Beginning in our correctional facilities, we thoroughly assess each inmate's needs in terms of treatment, education and vocational training, and develop case plans to ensure that inmates receive the programming they need while incarcerated. We begin preparing inmates for release more than a year in advance by working with facility case managers, parole officers and offenders' families. Additionally, the Department has implemented comprehensive community programs to provide high-risk offenders with the treatment, housing, employment and supervision they need to maintain a crime-free lifestyle.

In collaboration with other state agencies and community groups, the Kansas Department of Corrections has made tremendous gains in creating a state-wide framework for successful community reintegration for offenders. Looking to the future, the Department has established seven major goals to build upon our accomplishments. They are:

Increase offenders’ abilities and motivations to practice responsible crime-free behaviors through correctional management consistent with the research driven principles of effective intervention.
Improve the safety and security of correctional facilities by incorporating the principles of effective risk management.
Manage offenders in the community using risk reduction strategies that assist them in acquiring pro-social behaviors and ultimately achieve successful reintegration.
Recruit and retain the quality workforce needed to provide effective services.
Become a Department in which we all function as a single team.
Manage accurate, timely and complete information.
Serve as a liaison and service provider for crime victims.

The Department's Fiscal Year 2009 Strategic Action Plan includes goals, objectives and strategies designed to improve our ability to manage offenders safely and effectively. This includes increasing programming capacity, improving the speed and accuracy of information-sharing, expanding services for victims and families, and building community partnerships. Our Strategic Action Plan serves to further our vision of "A Safer Kansas Through Effective Correctional Services".

Statistical Profile: FY 2010 Offender Population

cherylca — 2012-07-20T14:03:46Z

This report provides a detailed statistical profile of adult offenders in the Kansas correctional system and describes the State's offender commitment and release trends.

Statistical Profile: FY 2009 Offender Population

David Cook — 2011-07-01T05:00:00Z

This report provides a detailed statistical profile of adult offenders in the Kansas correctional system and describes the State's offender commitment and release trends.

Statistical Profile - FY 2008 Offender Population Report

David Cook — 2011-07-01T05:00:00Z

Standard Visitation Guidelines

Lisa Herman — 2014-01-16T22:15:00Z

NCF STANDARD VISITATION GUIDELINES

1.	Prior to visiting a resident at NCF, each visitor shall be on the resident's visiting list in the KDOC Visitation Database. General procedures governing resident visitation are established in KAR 44-7-104, IMPPs 10-113 and 11-101, and NCF G.O. 16-101.
2.	Regular visiting hours are 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays; and Memorial Day, July 4^th, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. Visitors shall not be processed in for a visit after 2:00 p.m.
3.	Volunteers shall not be placed on resident visiting lists. Members of the clergy and Mentoring 4 Success sponsors are exceptions.
4.	Visitors may only appear on one resident's visiting list except when visitor and more than one resident are members of the same immediate family. Immediate family is defined as parents, step-parents, siblings, spouses of siblings, half-siblings, step-siblings, children, spouses of children, step-children, grandchildren, step-grandchildren, spouse, parents of spouse, grandparents, or any person who has filled the role of parent de facto.
5.	Persons under age eighteen (18), except a spouse, shall not visit unless they are members of the resident's immediate family as described in #4 above and are accompanied by an adult per KAR 44-7-104(a)(2)(B). Parents/guardians are responsible for monitoring behavior of their children. Spanking/corporal punishment shall not be allowed.
6.	Visitors shall present photo-ID prior to each visit. A marriage license or birth certificate shall be required for persons under age sixteen (16) who cannot produce a photo ID. Persons unable to produce positive ID shall not visit.
7.	All visitors shall check in at Control Center (Dispatch at East Unit) and sign the visiting register. Once signed in for a day of visiting, visitors shall not leave and return the same day. Due to limited waiting areas, persons not visiting shall not loiter on facility grounds.
8.	Visitors are subject to search per IMPP 12-115 and must be processed through the Entry/Screening post. Signs are displayed near entrances which read: In English: "All persons entering upon these grounds are subject to routine searches of their person, property, or packages.", and In Spanish: "Todas personas que entren en esta terretorio tendran que ser esculcadas rutinamenta de persona, propriedades, o paquetes."
9.	If a resident refuses to see a particular visitor, such refusal shall be noted in the resident's visiting record.
10.	Coats, jackets, hats, and other seasonal outer wear shall be hung on hangers provided in the visiting area. Specific types of clothing are not considered appropriate for prison visitation and include, but are not limited to: a. See-through blouses, shirts, or skirts; b. Tank tops and/or halter tops; c. Dresses/blouses with revealing, low-cut necklines; d. Braless attire; e. Dresses or skirts split at front, back, or sides; f. Bare feet; and, g. Shorts, Bermuda shorts, or cut-offs (children under 10 years of age may wear appropriate shorts during summer months) * NCF reserves the right to deny access to visitors considered by the shift supervisor to be inappropriately attired.
11.	Except as permitted during Minimum Security Seasonal Outdoor Visiting, visitors shall not bring any item of personal property to the facility for residents and shall not exchange items in visiting areas with residents. PLEASE NOTE: TRAFFICKING IN CONTRABAND IN A CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION IS ILLEGAL in accordance with KAR 44-2-103 and is a severity level 5 or 6, non-person FELONY (depending on the circumstances involved) under KSA 21-3826.
12.	Visitors shall lock valuables in their vehicle or in Gatehouse lockers (including purses, wallets, keys, and books). Necessary heart medicines and oxygen tanks shall be exempt. Cell phones, batteries, chargers, and cameras must be secured in vehicles. NCF shall not be responsible for items of personal property.
13.	The only items visitors may bring into the visiting area are: a. Money for vending machines and food (maximum amount of $30.00); b. Photo identification; c. Issued Gatehouse locker key; d. Infant carrier; e. One (1) diaper bag containing: three (3) diapers (cloth or disposable) and reasonable amounts of extra baby clothing; two (2) infant bottles (with milk or juice) and/or two (2) training cups (with lids); one (1) baby or toddler cereal bowl (with baby food and utensils); one (1) infant blanket; two (2) infant toys/rattles; one (1) tube of diaper rash ointment or baby lotion; and, one (1) wet wipes dispenser.
14.	Vending machines are available for use by visitors, however, NCF staff shall not provide change. NCF and staff shall not be responsible for losses incurred due to vending machine malfunctions. All losses should be reported to the vendor.
15.	Facility staff shall not accept funds from visitors. Money orders, certified, or cashier checks may be mailed (with a required deposit coupon) to Centralized Inmate Banking (CIB) at Lansing Correctional Facility (LCF) for deposit. Western Union and/or GTL services may also be used to transmit funds.
16.	Members of the clergy, when properly identified, may visit residents during regular visiting hours. Private consultation rooms may be utilized. Special visits by clergy shall be arranged through both Unit Team and the NCF Chaplain.
17.	Ex-residents shall not visit without prior written approval of the Warden or designee. Visitors on post-release supervision (probation/parole) shall not visit without prior written authorization of their probation/parole officer and the Warden.
18.	Former KDOC employees and former contract employees shall not visit for a minimum of two (2) years following termination of employment. Approval of visits after two (2) years shall be at the discretion of the Warden.
19.	Residents shall not take legal documents to the Visiting Room for discussion with their attorney of record without prior approval of the Warden or designee. Inspection of this material shall be limited to that which is necessary to determine its legal or non-legal nature.
20.	Attorneys of record for the resident visited shall not carry any items or papers into the Visiting Room without prior approval of the Warden or designee.
21.	Residents shall not sign documents in the Visiting Room without approval of the Warden or designee.
22.	Residents shall be allowed to bring only the following items into the Visiting area: a. Comb b. Wedding band c. Prescription eyeglasses d. Approved religious medallion e. Room key - (A and C Unit residents only)
23.	Contact visits shall be limited to a brief embrace and kiss at the beginning and end of the visit. Visits may be terminated for excessive physical contact. Visits shall be terminated when resident-visitor conduct disrupts others. Mothers may breastfeed children per KSA 43-158.
24.	Visitors shall not photograph NCF buildings, grounds, or residents. Persons taking unauthorized photographs shall surrender film or digital media to staff.
25.	Persons suspected of being under the influence of alcohol or drugs shall be denied visiting privileges.
26.	NCF is a tobacco-free environment. All smoking paraphernalia (lighters/matches), tobacco products, and tobacco substitutes shall be secured in vehicles.
27.	Visitors shall not bring pets onto facility grounds in accordance with NCF G.O. 15-104.

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Spring 2014 Newsletter - THE BEACON

Kimberly_Marotta — 2014-04-01T17:16:44Z

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