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Phone: (620) 221-6660
Fax: (620) 221-9229
1806 Pinecrest Circle
Winfield, KS 67156
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Wichita Work Release
401 S. Emporia St.
Wichita, KS 67202
Phone: (316) 265-5211 ext. 200 or ext. 232
Fax: (316) 262-5936
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Since 2001, residents at Hutchinson Correctional Facility have aided the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in alleviating the over-population of wild horses on federal lands in the western United States. Left unchecked, the horses can multiply to the extent that the land would not sustain their numbers, resulting in starvation and other problems for these animals.
Through a cooperative agreement between the BLM and Kansas Correctional Industries (KCI), a self-supporting unit under the direction of the Kansas Department of Corrections, a dozen minimum-custody residents care and train the wild horses with the goal of making them suitable for adoption. The program also provides resident work opportunities that help residents reintegrate back into the community. With the ability to house up to 499 horses, KCI uses donated materials to train horses rounded up by the BLM. KCI also receives a per diem for housing and care of the horses. Each spring, KCI holds a horse auction with the sales benefitting the BLM to continue the program’s funding. Horses not adopted are transferred to long-term holding locations where they live out their lives. The BLM estimates approximately 14,000 wild horses will need to be relocated and held until the current crisis abates.
For more information about the program,
visit the Bureau of Land Management’s web site at:
www.blm.gov/programs/wild-horse-and-burro.
Frequently Asked Questions:
The potential owner must attain an approved application through the BLM. Upon approval, please contact Kansas Correctional Industries at (620) 625-7515, Monday through Friday, for more information.
How much does it cost to adopt an untrained wild horse?
Persons adopting untrained wild horses from Kansas Correctional Industries are charged a $125 fee that is forwarded to the BLM to cover administrative costs.
Can a person purchase a horse that is saddle trained?
Yes. Selected horses that have been saddle trained are available for purchase.
What is the cost of a saddle trained horse?
The current price for a saddle-trained mare or stud horse is $125.
What is considered to be a successful trained horse?
Where do I get more information about how to adopt a trained or untrained horse from Kansas Correctional Industries (KCI)?
For more information, please contact:
Kansas Correctional Industries
(620) 625-7515
OR
Bureau of Land Management
(866) 4MUSTANGS
When are horses available for adoption?
Horses are available for adoption through Kansas Correctional Industries Monday through Friday by appointment.
Kansas Correctional Industries | Hutchinson Correctional Facility
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Warden Hazel M. Peterson
Warden Peterson began her career with the Kansas Department of Corrections in November of 1992 when she was hired to work in the kitchen at the Norton Correctional Facility. She remained in food service until May of 1996 when she was selected to serve as a Corrections Counselor I. After serving as a Corrections Counselor I for two years, she was promoted to Corrections Counselor II in May of 1998 and later became a Corrections Manager I in May of 2004. In October of 2010, she was promoted to Corrections Manager II. On February 25, 2018, she was selected to serve as the facility's Deputy Warden and served in this capacity until assuming her new role as Warden in October of 2019.
Hazel has valuable experience in the development and delivery of cognitive services and programming and has been selected to assist and lead many statewide initiatives aligning with classification processes, re-entry, and cognitive-based programming. She attended Barton County Community College, completed the Kansas Department of Corrections Leadership Academy, and has nearly 30 years of experience in the field of Corrections.
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Dan Schnurr became the warden at Hutchinson Correctional Facility (HCF) on June 18, 2016.
Previously, he had served as warden at Ellsworth Correctional Facility (ECF) since June 2011. Schnurr began his career in corrections at Hutchinson Correctional Facility (HCF) in 1985 as a corrections officer. He rose through the ranks including serving as a corrections specialist, a unit team counselor and a unit team manager. In 2008, Schnurr became HCF's classification administrator. Two years later, he was named HCF's business manager for a brief time before accepting the deputy warden position at ECF.
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Don Langford was appointed Warden of Ellsworth Correctional Facility (ECF) by KDOC Secretary Jeff Zmuda in November 2019.
Since joining the KDOC in 1989 as an Office Assistant at Hutchinson Correctional Facility, Langford has steadily risen through the ranks including serving as a Corrections Officer, Corrections Specialist, Corrections Counselor and Investigations and Intelligence Supervisor, Deputy Warden of Operations and Deputy Warden of Support Services. He was appointed to the Warden position at Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility in October 2016.
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Warden Tommy Williams
Tommy Williams was named the warden at El Dorado Correctional Facility in February 2022.
Williams began his career with the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility (HCF) in June 1984. His work assignments have included corrections officer and corrections specialist in the training department where he co-founded KDOC’s Defensive Tactics program. He has also served as an investigator for Enforcement Apprehension Investigations (EAI), corrections counselor and unit team manager.
He is an active member of the American Correctional Association and United States Deputy Wardens Association. While in Hutchinson, Williams served on the board for Sexual Assault Domestic Violence of Reno County and two terms as a commissioner for the Human Relations Commission of Hutchinson. He is an alumnus of both Leadership Reno County and Kansas Leadership Center of Wichita. Williams teaches martial arts at the American Karate and Martial Science where he has been the chief instructor and owner for over 30 years. He is a three time inductee into the USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame.
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Tim Easley was appointed warden of Larned Correctional Mental Health Facility (LCMHF) by KDOC Secretary Jeff Zmuda in March 2020. The name of the facility changed on April 27, 2023 to Larned State Correctional Facility.
Previously, Easley had been LCMHF's deputy warden. Since joining KDOC as a corrections officer in 1996, Easley also has held the positions of sergeant and EAI agent.
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Warden Paul Snyder
Paul Snyder was named warden for Winfield Correctional Facility in November 2018 after having served as warden at El Dorado Correctional Facility (EDCF) since April 2018.
Snyder, who previously served as deputy warden at Winfield Correctional Facility, began his career with the KDOC in 1993 as a corrections officer at EDCF. Snyder, who also worked at Ellsworth Correctional Facility, rose steadily through the ranks to become a corrections supervisor, a unit team manager and then deputy warden in 2010. He first served as EDCF’s deputy warden of programs before transitioning into the position of deputy warden of support services. He then was named the deputy warden at the Wichita Work Release Facility before becoming the deputy warden at Winfield Correctional Facility in 2016.
Snyder earned his associate’s degree in administrative justice from Butler County Community College and a bachelor’s degree in human resources and organizational leadership from Rasmussen College.
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Paul Snyder was named warden for Winfield Correctional Facility in November 2018 after having served as warden at El Dorado Correctional Facility (EDCF) since April 2018.
Snyder, who previously served as deputy warden at Winfield Correctional Facility, began his career with the KDOC in 1993 as a corrections officer at EDCF. Snyder, who also worked at Ellsworth Correctional Facility, rose steadily through the ranks to become a corrections supervisor, a unit team manager and then deputy warden in 2010. He first served as EDCF’s deputy warden of programs before transitioning into the position of deputy warden of support services. He then was named the deputy warden at the Wichita Work Release Facility before becoming the deputy warden at Winfield Correctional Facility in 2016.
Snyder earned his associate’s degree in administrative justice from Butler County Community College and a bachelor’s degree in human resources and organizational leadership from Rasmussen College.
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Volunteering at ECF gives you a good feeling.
Volunteers start working at ECF for all kinds of reasons. Some are retired. Some want to add variety to their lives, some have full-time jobs.
ECF volunteers are all different, but in one way they are the same - they keep coming back to work at ECF because it makes them feel good.
Volunteering at ECF gives you the sense of satisfaction that comes from knowing you are doing something truly worthwhile.
Our volunteers are a select group of people.
We are picky in choosing our volunteers. You must have the following qualifications:
It is a great way to make friends.
When you meet another ECF volunteer, you automatically have some things in common (See Reason 2). There is no better way to get to know people than to work with them. Many lasting friendships have been made among ECF volunteers.
We have lots of places you can work.
ECF has many areas that need volunteers. Where you work depends upon your abilities and interest.
Do you prefer resident contact? Would you rather answer the phone, and perhaps do some typing? Do you like to be surrounded by noise and activity, or do you prefer a quiet atmosphere?
Our volunteer coordinator will meet with you individually to match your interests and skills with a job that needs to be done.
Here are some areas where you might be assigned to work:
We need you.
Our volunteers are very important people. That is because ECF volunteers take an active responsibility in the day-to-day programs of the facility.
Along with your time, we need your ideas. . . We are always looking for new ways to help. If you are one of those people who "needs to be needed," you will find volunteering at our facility very rewarding.
For more information on volunteering call:
(785) 472-6212
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