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This section is designed to answer basic questions about the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) and is prepared for informational purposes only. It serves as a general resource in understanding the rules, regulations and policies that govern Kansas state correctional facilities. Information provided here is subject to change and KDOC policies, procedures, regulations and general orders supersede the information provided here.

If you have questions that are not covered, you may contact the correctional facility directly.

CONTENTS:

1. Locating a resident
2. Custody Classification
3. Incentive Levels
4. Admission: Reception & Diagnostic Unit (RDU)
5. Resident Safety
6. Communication
7. Resident Trust Accounts
8. Contraband
9. Visiting
10. Health
11. Disciplinary & Grievance Procedures
12. General Questions
13. Out-of-State resident Information

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Life Skills Enhancement Program

• has two components: academic education and vocational training;
• literacy and the General Equivalency Diploma (GED) programs are provided as well as vocational training programs such as commercial food service and welding; and,
• includes the employability program, which provides guidance on seeking employment, and is provided to all residents enrolled in a program.
 

Therapeutic Community Program

• began in 1996 in the maximum-security unit under direction of the Douglas County Citizens Committee on Alcoholism (DCCCA) of Lawrence;
• the program’s goal is to create a positive peer culture and facilitate overall lifestyle changes;
• each resident in the program is expected to leave the primary treatment program having acquired basic recovery skills;
• residents assigned to this program are in the therapeutic community 24 hours a day; and,
• the resident will remain in the program for 9 - 12 months depending on the needs of each individual resident.
 

Sex Offenders Treatment Program (SOTP) Program

• treatment for the male sex offenders;
• the program is 20 hours per week for 18 months and is contracted through DCCCA of Lawrence;
• the program’s goal is to habilitate offenders toward emotional health and successful transition back into the community; and,
• the program provides psycho-educational classes with group therapy and individual sessions.

Vehicle Maintenance

• a staff of ten resident employees and two staff equipment mechanics oversee the care of more than 100 vehicles, and
• maintenance includes everything from washing the vehicles to major overhauls and body work. Department employees are responsible for a large inventory of parts, supplies, and equipment.
 

Chaplaincy Department

• oversees coordinating resident religious support and coordinating volunteer services;
• religious support is provided to a variety of faith groups which include many Christian denominations, Jewish, Islamic, Moorish Science, Native American, Bhuddist, Asatru, Thelemic and Wiccan faith groups;
• coordinates special holiday events that support LCF residents and their families; and,
• relies on a dedicated group of volunteers to assist in addressing inmate religious and activities needs.

Activities Support

• includes variety of resident activities including individual health and fitness activities, arts and crafts, music groups and resident self-improvement groups, and
• normally led by volunteers from the greater Kansas City area, resident groups meet a diverse array of resident interests and needs, such as Alcoholics and Narcotics Anonymous, African Awareness, El Chicano (Hispanic awareness), Jaycees, Lifer's Club and several other organizations.

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Inmate visitation will NOT be provided on the following state holidays, unless the holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, or other day where the facility has regularly scheduled visitation:  New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day and the day after Thanksgiving.

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Inmate visitation will NOT be provided on the following state holidays, unless the holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, or other day where the facility has regularly scheduled visitation:  New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day and the day after Thanksgiving.

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Lansing Correctional Facility is located in Lansing, Kansas, at the intersection of Highway 73 and Kansas Avenue.

Directions from Kansas City, Missouri are:
Take I-70 West to Bonner Springs exit Go North on US 73 (approximately 8 miles) to Lansing, Kansas. Turn East (right) on Kansas Avenue Go to parking area on North side in front of new administration building. Report to the entrance that is marked Lansing Correctional Facility.

Transportation Information

Lansing and Leavenworth cities do not have public transportation. Taxi service is available, please consult the local telephone directory for numbers. Public transportation information is located in the local telephone book under the heading "TAXICABS".

The phone number for Lansing Correctional Facility is (913) 727-3235. This number is answered twenty-four hours a day.

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Special visits are those conducted outside the parameters of the established visit program.

Circumstances under which special visits may be granted include, but shall not be limited to:

• when a visitor has traveled a distance in excess of 150 miles one way

• where the inmate receives infrequent family visits, less than two per quarter year; and

• where other correctional goals or rehabilitation needs of the inmate indicate the need for special visiting privileges

All requests for special visits must be initiated 72 hours in advance by the inmate through his unit team via a Form 9. The unit team will answer the Form 9 with an approval or disapproval 24 hours prior to the scheduled visit.

The inmate's respective unit team will investigate the request, and evaluate the need for special visiting privileges.

The Inmate requesting special visiting for religious purposes and pre-marital counseling must submit a Form 9 directly to the chaplain for an approval or disapproval.

Special visits previously approved by the unit team may only be disapproved by the Warden, one of the Deputy Wardens or the shift captain.

A record of all approved and disapproved special visits will be maintained in the inmate's unit team file.

In addition to special visits, the visiting room's officer in charge may grant a courtesy visit when, in his or her judgment, the granting of said visit would be in accordance with the visiting philosophy of the Kansas Department of Corrections and Lansing Correctional Facility. Normally a visitor will have to have traveled a distance of 150 miles or more to be considered for a courtesy visit.

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Inmate visitation will NOT be provided on the following state holidays, unless the holiday falls on a Saturday or Sunday, or other day where the facility has regularly scheduled visitation:  New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day and the day after Thanksgiving.

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The Lansing Correctional Facility currently has one full-time handler/trainer and two part-time handlers/trainers who work with narcotic detection dogs.

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Lansing Correctional Facility (LCF) is the state’s largest and oldest correctional complex for adult male residents. At the close of 2013, LCF had a capacity of 2,405.

LCF also houses one of two centers for the KDOC’s transportation system that provides for the movement of residents among the state's correctional facilities.

As with other facilities under the management of the Secretary of Corrections, education, health services and food services are provided through contracts with private vendors.

Originally named the Kansas State Penitentiary when the facility was authorized by the Kansas Constitution in 1859, the name was legislatively changed to the Lansing Correctional Facility (LCF) on June 18, 1990.

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Phone: (913) 727-3235
Fax: (913) 250-2762
301 E. Kansas Ave.
Lansing, KS 66043

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History (LCF)
1859	Kansas Legislature passed authorized the construction of the Kansas State Penitentiary (KCP)
1861	On November 18, a tract of 40 acres on Seven Mile Creek was purchased for $600 from Almira Budlong.
1862	John P. Mitchell served as KSP's first warden.
1863	Three directors, William Dunlap, John Wilson and S.S. Ludlum, were appointed to oversee KSP. After touring several prisons in eastern states, the group decided to model the KSP after a prison in Joliet, Illinois.
1864	Construction, accomplished using prison labor, began on the north wing near the site of what was known as the Oklahoma Jail.
1867	Following several delays due to the Civil War, the main building was completed.
1868	With the completion of the north wing, KSP began accepting prisoners in July.
1872	The dining hall was completed.
1875	A guard force of 26 men watched over 379 prisoners including 30 federal inmates. The prison also housed inmates from Oklahoma until 1909.
	Prisoners were governed by what was known as the "silent system," meaning no inmates were allowed to converse with one another under any circumstances.
1881	A need to keep inmates occupied caused the state to sink a coal shaft that would supply KSP and all other state institutions. The need to transport the coal brought in the railroads and soon the area around the prison became a railway crossroads. Houses and businesses were erected giving way for the area to be called the Town of Progress. The prison also began to manufacture twine. The coal mine  and twine operations closed in 1947 due to high operating costs and low demand.
1885	Inmates began work on the prison farm. Aside from raising crops, inmates also oversaw a dairy herd and poultry and hog farm. By 1961, the prison farm covered 2,000 acres. By 1975, farm operations were discontinued but later resumed on a reduced basis.
1896	KSP temporarily stopped admitting prisoners due to widespread alarm over the spread of small pox in Kansas.
1911	KSP opened a "tinker shop" where visitors could purchase craft items including furniture made by inmates. The shop also housed a broom manufacturing operation.
1917	The Kansas Correctional Institute - Lansing for Women (KCIL) was established as a satellite unit of KSP. The name would become the Kansas Correctional Institute at Lansing in 1983.
1985	A medium-security unit was constructed adjacent to the original wall of the maximum-security compound. This complex is now designated as the Central Unit.
1987	The Osawatomie Correctional Facility was established in September as an 80-bed minimum-security facility on the grounds of the Osawatomie State Hospital. This facility would become a a satellite unit of Lansing Correctional Facility in May of 1990.
1988	The minimum- and medium-custody female inmates were transferred from the Kansas Correctional Institute at Lansing to the Topeka Correctional Facility in Topeka. The maximum-custody female inmates would be transferred to Topeka in 1995. The former KCIL site is now designated as the East Unit and is a minimum-custody facility for male inmates.
1990	The administration of KSP and the Kansas Correctional Institute at Lansing  were consolidated to form the Lansing Correctional Facility (LCF).
1991	LCF was awarded accreditation by the American Correctional Association.
1993	LCF became the oldest adult correctional facility to receive a perfect score in an American Correctional Association accreditation audit. LCF also duplicated its perfect score in a 1996 audit.
2009	LCF's satellite unit at Osawatomie was closed.

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Hutchinson Correctional Facility’s K-9 Unit exists not only for escapes and contraband searches within the prison system but is also available to assist police and sheriff departments within a reasonable proximity of the prison.

To properly utilize the K-9 Unit to its full potential, guidelines have been established to help the dogs succeed in their efforts. However because of the number of individuals involved in an initial search, please adhere to the following points from the beginning of the search if the dog team is to be successful:

1. Request assistance as soon as possible.
2. Secure the area from all unnecessary foot or vehicle traffic.
3. Do not handle or disturb potential scent articles.

Click here for the guidelines which will help you better understand what needs to occur before you call a dog team. 

For more information, please contact:

Hutchinson Correctional Facility
Attention: K-9 Unit
P.O. 1568
Hutchinson, Kansas 67504-1568

Phone: (620) 662-2321
Fax: (620) 728-3462

To request assistance from the K-9 Unit, please contact the Deputy Warden of Operations or the Administrative Captain between 7:30 a.m. – 4 p.m., Monday through Friday. During all other times, ask for the Shift Captain.

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Phone: (620) 662-2321
Fax: (620) 728-3473
500 Reformatory St.
Hutchinson, KS 67504-1568

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