public https://www.doc.ks.gov These are the search results for the query, showing results 21 to 35. Lansing Correctional Facility's Fallen Staff Memorial 05 09 2024 https://www.doc.ks.gov/lansing-correctional-facilitys-fallen-staff-memorial-05-09-2024 Lansing Correctional Facility's Fallen Staff Memorial 05 09 2024 "Working in corrections is challenging and can be dangerous.  For over 150 years, the staff of the Kansas State Penitentiary now known as Lansing Correctional Facility have kept watch over those incarcerated at Lansing to keep the citizens of Kansas safe.  Over the years, staff have faced acts of violence and a deadly pandemic.  Nine staff members have made the ultimate sacrifice while carrying out their duties at Lansing.  It is hard to say farewell to those we have lost in death.  However, we will never forget our fallen brothers.  We will keep their memories alive in our hearts and minds.  May we find comfort in remembering our friends and loved ones for how they lived.  They were husbands, fathers, brothers, friends, and co-workers.  Each left their mark on Lansing.  Let us take time to remember the nine fallen whose footsteps we follow in."

- Jesse Howes, LCF Warden 

]]> No publisher David Thompson 2024-05-09T22:00:00Z News Item KJCC / Kansas Childrens Discovery Ctr Visitation 02 20 2024 https://www.doc.ks.gov/kjcc-kansas-childrens-discovery-ctr-visitation-02-20-2024 The partnership between the Kansas Department of Corrections and the Kansas Childrens Discovery Center continues to flourish within a couple of our Visitation Rooms. KDOC is slowly integrating the male facilities' Visitation Rooms utilizing KCDC'S Mobile Museum. They recently opened shop for a test run at Hutchinson Correctional Facility. And last month, they made a first time visit to the Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex where 5 young dads were able to see and visit their children, three of whom were seeing their newborn child for the first time. The partnership between the Kansas Department of Corrections and the Kansas Childrens Discovery Center continues to flourish within a couple of our Visitation Rooms. KCDC has held numerous on-site visits with mothers and grandmothers with their children and grandchildren on the grounds of their Topeka Museum that is filled with games and learning activities. KDOC is slowly integrating the male facilities' Visitation Rooms utilizing KCDC'S Mobile Museum. They recently opened shop for a test run at Hutchinson Correctional Facility. And last month, they made a first time visit to the Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex where 5 young dads were able to see and visit their children, three of whom were seeing their newborn child for the first time.

]]> No publisher David Thompson 2024-03-20T13:15:00Z News Item KDOC Healthcare Checkup2024 Part 1 https://www.doc.ks.gov/kdoc-healthcare-checkup2024-part-1 KDOC opens a 3-part series on several improvements within the healthcare system overseeing the residents. In Part 1, we hear how developing a working relationship with the contract vendor, Centurion Health, has enabled more positive ideas that turned into positive outcomes. Many health problems that plague our world outside the fences, plague our world inside the fences at an even greater rate; increasing demand for healthcare services for cancer patients, substance abuse, and care for the elderly are common issues within state correctional facilities. We admit we are not perfect in addressing these problems, but healthcare within the Kansas Department of Corrections is doing a lot with what is given to us.

 

In looking at the healthcare provided for residents within KDOC, we offer you the first of a three-part series looking at ways KDOC is addressing these issues. This week, we hear how developing a working relationship with the contract partner, Centurion of Kansas LLC, has enabled positive ideas to be turned into positive outcomes.

]]> No publisher David Thompson 2024-01-24T23:00:00Z News Item TCF Offsite Visits - Kansas Childrens Discovery Center https://www.doc.ks.gov/tcf-offsite-visits-kansas-childrens-discovery-center 19 residents of Topeka Correctional Facility recently enjoyed an offsite visit with their children or grandchildren at the Kansas Childrens Discovery Center in Topeka. The Center is an educational playground for all aged children. TCF has partnered with KCDC as they host these offsite visits 6 times a year for minimum custody level residents who also must pass a Parenting Class. The PLAY FREE Program is a daylong visit for Residents at the Topeka Correctional Facility who have earned the privilege to be offsite with their children or grandchildren at the The Kansas Children's Discovery Center in Topeka. The program has partnered with TCF since 2018. This program is open for six visits per year where children of incarcerated mothers/grandmothers can explore in an educational playground setting. The Kansas Department of Corrections is grateful for organizations like the Kansas Childrens Discovery Center who also believe in second chance opportunities while helping children of incarcerated parents.

]]> No publisher David Thompson 2023-11-15T18:00:00Z News Item Megan Milner Biography https://www.doc.ks.gov/cfs/megan-milner-biography-1

Megan Milner began her career in the field of corrections and criminal justice in 2000. Her experience ranges from juvenile intake and assessment, substance abuse treatment, family drug court, correctional facility administration, training, reentry services, assessments and program evaluation. Megan was previously the Superintendent at the Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex. Before serving as the Superintendent, Megan served as the Director of Community-Based Services, working with Kansas communities and stakeholders on issues impacting supervision and resources available to system-involved individuals. Megan is a certified public manager, holds a bachelor's degree in psychology from Washburn University and a Master's in Criminal Justice from the University of Cincinnati.

]]> No publisher Nancy Burghart 2023-05-31T15:55:22Z Page Why I Love Working for KDOC https://www.doc.ks.gov/why-i-love-working-for-kdoc People with a heart to help others explain why they love working at the Kansas Department of Corrections. In their own words, our Unsung Heroes share why they love the work of corrections.

]]> No publisher David Thompson 2023-03-23T11:55:00Z News Item $1.5 million grant funding available to help juvenile services https://www.doc.ks.gov/1-5-million-grant-funding-available-to-help-juvenile-services The Kansas Department of Corrections is pleased to announce $1.5 million in funding available for a new juvenile services grant opportunity. More information regarding this opportunity can be found at the link below. The Kansas Department of Corrections is pleased to announce $1.5 million in funding available for a new juvenile services grant opportunity.  The Supporting Community Organizations in Improving Outcomes for Juvenile Offenders and Families grant seeks to assist community non-profit organizations in developing and implementing evidence-based community programs and practices for juvenile offenders and juveniles experiencing mental health crisis and their families.  More information regarding this opportunity can be found at:  Grant Listing — (ks.gov)

]]> No publisher David Thompson 2023-02-07T19:00:00Z News Item Juvenile KAR https://www.doc.ks.gov/kdoc-policies/juvenile-kar Kansas Administrative Regulations relating to juvenile corrections No publisher Libby Snider 2022-08-22T18:49:35Z Folder From the Secretary https://www.doc.ks.gov/employment/from-the-secretary Listen in as Kansas Secretary of Corrections Jeff Zmuda shares thoughts on the importance of staff and family!

]]> No publisher Carol Pitts 2022-06-03T20:02:48Z Page Statistical Summary FY2021 Community Corrections Offender Population https://www.doc.ks.gov/cfs/community-corrections/publications/fy2021-adult-community-corrections-statistical-summary No publisher Nancy Burghart 2022-01-25T21:41:37Z File Adult Residential Center Standards https://www.doc.ks.gov/cfs/community-corrections/resources/supervision-standards/adult-residential-center-standards Operating Standards for Community Corrections Adult Residential Centers No publisher Marie McNeal 2021-12-08T16:46:59Z File Statistical Summary: FY2019 Community Corrections Offender Population https://www.doc.ks.gov/cfs/community-corrections/publications/Archived_stats/statistical-summary-fy2019-community-corrections-offender-population Statistical Summary: FY2019 Community Corrections Offender Population No publisher Marie McNeal 2021-11-10T19:30:23Z File KDOC History https://www.doc.ks.gov/newsroom/kdoc-history Our roots at KDOC are as old as our State, dating to the 1860’s with the establishment of the Lansing State Penitentiary. And really, our corrections roots are much older, with incarceration as a form of criminal punishment becoming wide-spread in the United States just before the American Revolution, and penal incarceration efforts in England dating to the early 1500’s with prisons in the form of dungeons existing since long before then.

That beginning was followed by different waves of change in the U.S., bringing new mechanisms such as parole, probation and indeterminate sentencing into mainstream penal practice. Equally rooted in our history is the American favor of the concept of reform and rehabilitation of offenders to become law-abiding citizens. This dates to the post-colonial days of our nation.

In more recent history, in 1973 the Kansas Legislature re-codified our purpose, which in part says “… apply this act and acts of which it is amendatory or supplemental liberally to rehabilitate, train, treat, educate and prepare persons convicted of felony in this state for entry or reentry into the social and economic system of the community….” This law remains in effect to this day. In addition, we now benefit from over four decades of scientific research defining the key principles to reducing crime, principles that align with this statutory purpose. 

]]> No publisher Carol Pitts 2021-02-02T21:49:16Z Page Mentoring Juvenile Residents in Kansas https://www.doc.ks.gov/help-out/mentoring/mentoring-juvenile-residents-in-kansas

Mentoring Juvenile Residents in Kansas

Mentoring is a key component to reducing recidivism and
making safer communities in Kansas

Mentoring 4 Success (M4S) is a statewide community-based initiative.  M4S delivers mentoring services to help residents safely and successfully return to their home communities once their incarceration term is complete. Mentors assist residents with successfully completing community supervision.

Many juvenile residents throughout the state of Kansas are actively involved in the juvenile justice system. Many of the residents need help finding employment, enrolling in education, locating resources for mental and behavioral health along with treatment and identifying other community resources. M4S has proven to assist our residents in these areas. Mentors are instrumental in helping residents establish a life of pro-social activities and meaningful engagements within their communities.

Our goal is to ensure that every resident involved in the juvenile justice system can work with a mentor. M4S mentors are trained and matched  to a carefully selected resident based on one year to six month post release and the residents genuine interest of participating in the program and promoting change within themself. M4S matches are regularly monitored and evaluated to ensure the most effective mentoring practices are utilized. Mentors are guided by community service organizations and work closely with the Department of Corrections Juvenile and Adult Community-Based Services.

]]> No publisher Nancy Burghart 2020-12-31T06:00:00Z Page KDOC's Women in Corrections https://www.doc.ks.gov/kdocs-women-in-corrections There are countless stories of women of KDOC who have contributed mightily to our mission and vision of this agency. It takes a lot of courage to step into a male-dominated field, making a difference in the lives of residents and helping the overall security of our great state. These are just a few of those stories. In honor of International Women's Day and National Women's History month, KDOC celebrates these special recognitions, as we highlight several women throughout our agency shining a light on the essential work they provide whether in facilities or through parole supervision. We look at why women got into this profession, the strengths they bring to the table, and why they are an integral asset for all units.

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