• Victim Impact Classes
• Victims Rights and Resources
• Domestic Violence
• Safety Planning
• Specialized topics related to the victims role in corrections
  

For more information on training or educational opportunities, please contact our toll-free number at (866) 404-6732 or e-mail.

• PUBLIC COMMENT SESSION - The Kansas Prisoner Review Board holds a parole hearing with a resident one month prior to the resident's parole eligibility date. Initial parole eligibility dates are based upon a resident's sentence length. Subsequent parole eligibility dates are determined by the Board. The Board holds a public comment session one month prior to a resident's parole hearing. Public comment sessions provide victims and other interested parties with the opportunity to present their views regarding the possibility of a resident's parole. The dates, times and locations of the public comment sessions will be provided to victims by the Kansas Department of Corrections.

• RELEASE ON PAROLE STATUS - discretionary release of a resident granted by the Kansas Prisoner Review Board after the resident has served at least the minimum sentence required by law. The offender may be returned to incarceration for violating conditions of release.

• RELEASE ON CONDITIONAL RELEASE STATUS - mandatory supervised release established by law that usually occurs when the resident has served one half of the maximum sentence. The offender can be returned to incarceration for violating conditions of release.

• RELEASE ON POST-RELEASE STATUS - mandatory supervised release of a resident who has served the incarceration portion of the sentence under provisions of the Sentencing Guidelines Act or whose sentence was converted to a guidelines sentence. The offender can be returned to incarceration for violating conditions of release.

• EXPIRATION OF SENTENCE - release occurring when a resident has served to the maximum sentence date.

• DEATH - notification of the death of a resident.

• ESCAPE - an unauthorized absence by a resident from the correctional facility to which the resident is assigned. Notice of an escape will be provided to victims as soon as possible.

• ASSIGNMENT TO A WORK RELEASE PROGRAM - a resident classified as minimum custody may be assigned to a work release program. The resident is employed in the community but must return to the facility during non-working hours.

• ELIGIBILITY FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE WORK ASSIGNMENT - a resident classified as minimum custody may be assigned to supervised work crews outside the security perimeter of the facility.

• APPLICATION FOR CLEMENCY - request from a resident  for sentence modification requiring approval of the Governor.

You will need to provide your name and address to the Kansas Department of Corrections and the District/County Attorney's Office, and update that information when your name or address changes.

 For additional information, you may view our brochure, also available (En Espanol).

To apply for funds under this program, please complete the Victim Mileage Reimbursement Request you received in your packet notifying you about the session. You may also request a form at the session and submit the form to the Victim Service liaison present. Reimbursement checks will be mailed approximately one month after the session. 

The information on the Reimbursement Request form, as with all victim information, is confidential.  

If you have other questions about this program, please call Victim Notification Coordinator Kristin Finlay at (785) 296-3333 or our toll-free number (866) 404-6732. 

This grant project is funded or partially funded by the Federal Victims of Crime Act, awarded by the federal Office for Victims of Crime, Office of Justice Programs of the U.S. Department of Justice as administered by Kansas Governor Sam Brownback.  The opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication, program or exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Kansas Governor or the U.S. Department of Justice.

• Registration to speak at the Public Comment Session
• Support before/during/after a Public Comment Session
• Coaching on how to provide an effective statement
• Advocacy for requesting special conditions if parole is granted
• Assistance in preparing for a possible release 
 

The Office of Victim Services offers mileage reimbursement for victims/survivors who are traveling 20 or more miles to/from a Public Comment Session from anywhere within the state of Kansas or from any bordering state or airfare in lieu of mileage for longer distances. For more information about our mileage reimbursement program, you may call (785) 296-3333 or click here. 

In addition, inmates in Kansas who gain employment during their incarceration are required to pay a portion of their wages towards either restitution or to the Crime Victim Compensation Fund.  Offenders who have been released and who are on community supervision have, as a requirement of their community supervision, the obligation to make payments towards any restitution. If you have questions about compensation or restitution, please call our toll-free number (866) 404-6732 or e-mail.

Toll-Free Hotline (866) 404-6732

Kansas Department of Corrections

Office of Victim Services

714 SW Jackson, Suite 300 
Topeka, KS 66603

KDOC_Victim_Witness@ks.gov