public https://www.doc.ks.gov These are the search results for the query, showing results 297 to 311. Sex Offender Housing Restrictions https://www.doc.ks.gov/publications/CFS/sex-offender-housing-restrictions Twenty Findings of Research on Residential Restrictions for Sex Offenders and the Iowa Experience with Similar Policies
  • Housing restrictions appear to be based largely on three myths that are repeatedly propagated by the media: 1) all sex offenders reoffend; 2) treatment does not work; and 3) the concept of “stranger danger.” Research does not support these myths, but there is research to suggest that such policies may ultimately be counterproductive. Sex offender residence restrictions. A Report to the Florida Legislature, October 2005, Jill S. Levinson, Ph.D.
  • Research shows that there is no correlation between residency restrictions and reducing sex offenses against children or improving the safety of children. Iowa County Attorneys Association
  • The resulting damage to the reliability of the sex offender registry does not serve the interests of public safety. Iowa County Attorneys Association
  • There is no demonstrated protective effect of the residency requirement that justifies the huge draining of scarce law enforcement resources in the effort to enforce the restriction. Iowa County Attorneys Association
  • Many prosecutors have observed that the numerous negative consequences of the lifetime residency restriction has caused a reduction in the number of confessions made by offenders in cases where defendants usually confess after disclosure of the offense by the child. In addition, there are more refusals by defendants charged with sex offenses to enter plea agreements. Plea agreements are necessary in many cases involving child victims in order to protect the children from trauma of the trial process. Iowa County Attorneys Association
  • Recommendation 1: Shared Living Arrangements appear to be a frequently successful mode of containment and treatment for higher risk sex offenders and should be considered a viable living situation for higher risk sex offenders in the community…. Recommendation 2: Placing restrictions on the location of correctionally supervised sex offender residences may not deter the sex offender from re-offending and should not be considered as a method to control sexual offending recidivism. Report on Safety Issues Raised by Living Arrangements for and Location of Sex Offenders in the Community; Colorado Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal justice, Sex Offender Management Board
  • ....the number of sex offenders who are unaccounted for has doubled since the law went into effect. Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault
  • There is no accommodation in the current statute for persons on parole or probation supervision. These offenders are already monitored and their living arrangements approved. Iowa County Attorneys Association
  •  [This policy] is contrary to well-established principles of treatment and rehabilitation of sex offenders….These goals are severely impaired by the residency restriction, compromising the safety of children by obstructing the use of the best known corrections practice. Iowa County Attorneys Association
  • The sex offender residency restriction was a very well intentioned effort to keep the children of our communities safe from sex offenders. It has, however, had unintended consequences that effectively decrease community safety. Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault
  • ….some offenders are attempting to comply by providing descriptions of where they are actually living….”under the 7th street bridge,” “truck near river,” “rest area mile marker 149,” “Flying J, in truck,” “in tent, S side of I-80,” “RV in old K-Mart parking lot,” “I-35 rest area,”….Two listed Quick Trips…. For the first time, sex offender treatment providers tell us, sex offenders are absconding in larger numbers. Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault
  • When a brutal sexually violent crime occurs, such as the one that occurred in Iowa last year, our societal tendency is to focus all our resources and energy on stopping offenders. The long-term solutions to eradicating sexual violence from our society, however, do not lie in measures taken to stop re-offense, but rather in preventing sexual violence from happening in the first place. Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault
  • … the Board of the Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault joined the Iowa County Attorneys Association in stating that these unintended consequences warrant replacing the residency restriction with more effective measures. Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault
  • Housing restrictions have passed in most localities with little resistance. Child safety is rightly the primary concern when sex offender restrictions are imposed. It seems to make sense that decreasing access to potential victims would be a feasible strategy to preventing sex crimes. There is no evidence, however, that such laws are effective in reducing recidivistic sexual violence. On the other hand, such laws aggravate the scarcity of housing options for sex offenders, forcing them out of metropolitan areas and farther away from the social support, employment opportunities and social services that are known to aid offenders in successful community re-entry. Sex offender residence restrictions. A Report to the Florida Legislature, October 2005, Jill S. Levinson, Ph.D.
  • Despite overwhelming public and political support, there is no evidence that proximity to schools increases recidivism, or, conversely, that housing restrictions reduce reoffending or increase community safety. Sex offender residence restrictions. A Report to the Florida Legislature, October 2005, Jill S. Levinson, Ph.D.
  • Based on the examination of level three re-offenders, there were no examples that residential proximity to a park or school was a contributing factor in any of the sexual re-offenses noted… Enhanced safety due to proximity restrictions may be a comfort factor for the general public, but it does not have any basis in fact…it appears that a sex offender attracted to such locations for purposes of committing a crime is more likely to travel to another neighborhood on order to in secret rather than in a neighborhood where his or her picture is well known. Level Three Sex Offenders Residential Placement Issues, 2003 Report to the Legislature, Minnesota Department of Corrections
  • Having such restrictions in the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul would likely force level three offenders to move to more rural areas that would not contain nearby schools and parks but would pose other problems, such as high concentration of offenders with no ties to the community; isolation; lack of work, education and treatment options; and an increase in the distance traveled by agents who supervise offenders. Again, no evidence points to any effect on offense rates of school proximity residential restrictions. Level Three Sex Offenders Residential Placement Issues, 2003 Report to the Legislature, Minnesota Department of Corrections
  • Since blanket proximity restrictions on residential locations of level three offenders do not enhance community safety, the current offender-by-offender restrictions should be retained. Proximity restrictions, based on circumstances on an individual offender, serve as a valuable supervision tool…Most of these supervision proximity restrictions address the issue of the offender associating or interacting with children or minors, rather than where the offender resides. Level Three Sex Offenders Residential Placement Issues, 2003 Report to the Legislature, Minnesota Department of Corrections
  • A significant number of offenders have married or have been reunited with their victims; and, in those cases, the residency restriction is imposed on the victims as well as the offenders. Iowa County Attorneys Association…
  • A tight web of supervision, treatment and surveillance may be more important in maintaining community safety than where a sex offender resides. Report on Safety Issues Raised by Living Arrangements for and Location of Sex Offenders in the Community; Colorado Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal justice, Sex Offender Management Board.
    • ]]>     No publisher cherylca 2013-06-21T14:50:00Z Page     Sex Offender Supervision Handbook https://www.doc.ks.gov/publications/CFS/sex-offender-supervision-handbook This handbook is to be considered a resource book for individualized supervision of sex offenders. No publisher cherylca 2013-06-21T14:45:00Z File FY 2012 KDOC Annual Report https://www.doc.ks.gov/publications/Reports/Archived/kdoc-annual-report An overview of the Department’s activities throughout the Fiscal Year 2012. No publisher cherylca 2013-06-21T14:20:00Z File 2012 Risk Reduction Iniative Report - SB14 https://www.doc.ks.gov/publications/CFS/community-corrections-publications/risk-reduction-initiative-report-sb14-archived/2012-risk-reduction-iniative-report-sb14 Annual report published by the Community Corrections Division No publisher elisabethc 2013-06-06T18:55:00Z File Statistical Summary: FY 2009 Community Corrections Offender Population https://www.doc.ks.gov/publications/CFS/community-corrections-publications/community-corrections-statistical-summaries-archived/statistical-summary-fy-2009-community-corrections-offender-population No publisher cherylca 2013-06-06T18:47:43Z File Statistical Summary: FY 2010 Community Corrections Offender Population https://www.doc.ks.gov/publications/CFS/community-corrections-publications/community-corrections-statistical-summaries-archived/statistical-summary-fy-2010-community-corrections-offender-population No publisher cherylca 2013-06-06T18:47:49Z File Statistical Summary: FY 2011 Community Corrections Offender Population https://www.doc.ks.gov/publications/CFS/community-corrections-publications/community-corrections-statistical-summaries-archived/statistical-summary-fy-2011-community-corrections-offender-population No publisher cherylca 2013-06-06T18:47:52Z File Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision (ICAOS) https://www.doc.ks.gov/cfs/icaos/interstate  

     

    Interstate Compact

    Fareeda Washington, Deputy Compact Administrator
    E-mail
    (785) 746-7637
    714 SW Jackson Suite 300
    Topeka, KS 66603

    The Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision, required by state and federal laws, is responsible for tracking all supervised offenders coming into and leaving Kansas, parole National Crime Information Center warrant entries and the tracking and extradition of absconders arrested out of state. The number of courtesy supervision cases is virtually an even exchange with other states.  

    The Interstate Commission oversees the day-to-day oversight of the compact between the states. The Commission promulgates rules to achieve the goals of the compact and ensures an opportunity for input and timely notice to victims and to jurisdictions where defined offenders are authorized to travel or to relocate across state lines.

    The Commission also monitors compliance with the rules governing interstate movement of offenders and initiate interventions to address and correct noncompliance and coordinates training and education regarding regulations of interstate movement of offenders for officials involved in such activity.
     

    Interstate Compact Offender Tracking System (ICOTS) | Interstate Commission for Offender Adult Supervision ____________________________________________________________________________

    ]]>     No publisher Nancy Burghart 2013-06-06T16:35:00Z Page     Parole Services https://www.doc.ks.gov/cfs/parole-services/parole-services For the the KDOC's Parole Services Automated Reporting System, call toll free: (866) 570-7225.  

     

    Parole Services  

    This division supervises offenders released from Kansas correctional facilities on parole, post-release supervision or conditional release. This division also manages offenders released from other states and who are on probation or parole and for whom Kansas has accepted for Interstate Compact supervision.

    In FY 2012, 5,848 offenders were under supervision in Kansas including 4,140 Kansas cases and 1,708 out-of-state compact cases. To assist these offenders with returning to their communities as law-abiding citizens, parole services employs a community-based, case management model.

    Kansas is divided into two regions, northern and southern, with parole offices operating in 20 communities. A parole director, who reports to the Deputy Secretary of Community and Field Services, oversees each region.

    An offender's level of supervision and case management are determined through the use of classification tools such as the Level of Services Inventory - Revised (LSIR). Classification assessments also assist in determining an offender's programming needs and resource referrals.

    During supervision, offenders may encounter reintegration difficulites or lifestyle issues which are addressed through post-release case managment. Common challenges are housing, transportation and substance abuse issues.

    When violations of supervision conditions occur, parole officers utilize interventions and make referrals to needed resources. Serious violations that represent public safety risks result in the offender being returned to a correctional facility.

    Offenders serving determinate sentences generally serve 90 to 180 days upon revocation, as determined by state statute.

    Offenders serving indeterminate sentences serve a period of time that is established by the Kansas Prisoner Review Board.

    Parole Locations & Contact Information
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    ]]>     No publisher Nancy Burghart 2013-06-06T16:35:00Z Page     ASCA Assessment of Topeka Correctional Facility https://www.doc.ks.gov/newsroom/stories/pdfs/asca-assessment-of-topeka-correctional-facility ASCA Assessment of Topeka Correctional Facility No publisher cherylca 2013-04-12T20:01:00Z File Juvenile Corrections Resources https://www.doc.ks.gov/reentry/OWDS/juvenile A variety of resources targeted towards those working with juvenile offenders. No publisher Kelli Martinez 2013-02-11T14:41:29Z Folder OWDS Introduction Module https://www.doc.ks.gov/reentry/OWDS/intro Here is a pdf copy of the Introduction Module. This module contains information about this course. No publisher Zachary Burgoon 2013-02-11T13:50:00Z File OWDS Guide for Offenders https://www.doc.ks.gov/reentry/OWDS/guide A helpful, informative guide for assisting offenders with their reentry into the community and job search. No publisher Kelli Martinez 2013-02-01T17:29:28Z File April/May 2026 Schedule of Public Comment Session https://www.doc.ks.gov/prb/public-comment-sessions/schedule The April/May 2026 Public Comment Sessions will be conducted using a Zoom Webinar platform. These sessions will include those individuals that have upcoming PE hearings in May 2026 with possible release in June. SPECIAL NOTE: There will not be a Public Comment Session in May - those will be held during the April Public Comment Sessions as well. Those residents that will be discussed are scheduled for Parole Eligibility Hearings in June, with possible release in July. Those interested in attending or submitting correspondence to the Board may do so by registering and joining the scheduled Zoom Webinar and/or by mailing written comments to the PRB address included in the information below. Please utilize the Public Comment Forms in support or opposition in regard to offenders included on the offenders list for the upcoming April public comment sessions. For the April Session - Please mail correspondence to the address provided below by no later than Friday, May 1, 2026. E-mail correspondence may be directed to KDOC_PRB_Public_Comment@ks.gov Correspondence for the March, 2026 Public Comment Sessions need to be received in our office by Friday, May 1, 2026. For those with Parole eligibility hearings in June - Please mail correspondence to the address provided below by no later than Friday, July 3rd, 2026. E-mail correspondence may be directed to KDOC_PRB_Public_Comment@ks.gov Correspondence for the March, 2026 Public Comment Sessions need to be received in our office by Friday, July 3, 2026.

    The Prisoner Review Board hereby announces the schedule of public comment sessions to be held in April 2026 via Zoom Webinar.   These specific comment sessions are held so that comments can be received from any interested citizens concerning residents who are entitled by law to a parole hearing during the month of May and June 2026.  The attached list shows the county of convictions, which is not necessarily the resident's home, nor the county to which the resident would return if granted parole. For May hearings If parole is granted, the earliest the resident could be released from incarceration would be in June 2026.  For June hearings if parole is granted, the earliest the resident could be released from incarceration would be in July, 2026.

    Meetings will be conducted on the dates as indicated below:  

    IMPORTANT:  Please follow the prompts within the registration page for confirmation and additional details.  Those wishing to attend the session are asked to join promptly at the beginning of each session.  The session will end after the last participant/s that have joined at the designated start time have spoken to the Board.   

    IMPORTANT: **The upcoming registration for the April 9, 2026 session will close promptly at 12:00 p.m. (CST) on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.  Those interested in attending, must be registered prior to this time, as requests for late registration will not be permitted. 


    VERY IMPORTANT: **If you do not receive a link within 48 hours of registering, please contact Nancy.Burghart@ks.gov to request the link be sent to you.  DO NOT wait until the morning of, to notify us that you didn't receive your link.  

    April 9, 2026
    9 am - 11 am
    Zoom Webinar

    April 23, 2026
    9 am - 11 am
    Zoom Webinar

    The Prisoner Review Board is interested in knowing the view of citizens concerning the possible parole of these residents. Any citizen who would like to express comments on these residents, but is unable to attend one of the Public Comment Sessions, may send a letter to: KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, PRISONER REVIEW BOARD;  714 SW JACKSON STREET, SUITE 300;  TOPEKA, KS 66603.

    Residents are required by law to receive a hearing when they become parole eligible. Parole eligibility is not necessarily the same as parole suitability. In determining parole suitability, the Parole Board considers the following ten areas: 1) crime; 2) prior criminal history; 3) program participation; 4) disciplinary record; 5) reports of physical/mental examinations; 6) comments received from the victim, the public and criminal justice officials; 7) prison capacity; 8) input from staff where offender is housed; 9) proportionality to sentence guidelines; and 10) risk factors revealed by any risk assessment.

    ]]>     No publisher Nancy Burghart 2013-01-23T20:30:00Z Page     April and May 2026 Public Comment Offender List https://www.doc.ks.gov/prb/public-comment-sessions/listed The following list of offenders are scheduled for parole hearings with the Prisoner Review Board during the month of April 2026. These offenders may become eligible for parole in May 2026.
     

    These residents are eligible for a parole hearing in March, with potential release in April  2026. For more information on these individuals or their convictions please visit the KASPER Website- https://kdocrepository.doc.ks.gov/kasper/search/disclaimer

     

     June Parole Eligible  PCS in April
    Commitment Name KDOC #  County of Offense
    ECF
    Parsons, Peter 2100217460  (126342) Sedgwick
    Wey, Charles 2000002650  (24226) Lyon, Reno
    Wieland, Andrew R 2000079866  (111401) Leavenworth, Miami
    EDCF
    Benedix, Seth A 2000078059  (109575) Sedgwick, Seward
    Makthepharak, Sashada 2000043035  (73697) Sedgwick
    HCF
    Bailey, Christopher Jarmal 2000069887 (101301) Kearny, Seward
    Green, Gerrian 2000039428  (69915) Sedgwick
    Kennon, Joseph 2000068673  (100074) Brown, Shawnee
    Macomber, Stephen Alan 2000015723  (44362) Marshall, Reno, Shawnee, Sedgwick
    Mitchell, Victor Ray Jr. 2000005118  (32968) Sedgwick
    Rigney, Michael 2000087065  (118655) Norton
    Ruiz, Roman Jr. 2000065516   (96876) Finney
    LCF
    Best, Haydyn William 2000084900  (116476) Saline
    Curls, Alexander 2000027765  (57740) Labette, Neosho, Sedgwick
    Fox, Turik C 2000027645  (57607) Sedgwick
    Jackson, Andre D 2000026382  (56265) Sedgwick
    Jackson, Donald Ray 2000017539  (46296) Wyandotte
    McAlpine, Shawn A 2000083658  (115220) Franklin
    Patrick, Christopher 2000172027  (124696) Atchison
    Ross, Raymond L, III 2000065978  (97349) Saline
    Yokum, Bricen Lee 2100226133  (127361) Bourbon
    LSCF
    Milum, Cory A 2000063471  (94804) Sedgwick
     
    TCF
    Cheek, Leeanna Rose 2000069284  (100689) Douglas
    WCF
    Dusseau, Thomas W 2000066031  (97404) Sedgwick
    Howard, Clemmie 2000009004  (37198) Sedgwick
    Williams, Danny H 2000010021  (38279) Sedgwick
    26 Offenders
     July Parole Eligible  PCS in April
    Commitment Name KDOC #  County of Offense
    EDCF
    Groschang, Grant B 2000039441 (69928) Wyandotte
    Hollingsworth, Charles LLO 2000059097 (90316) Reno, Shawnee
    Kitchen, Harold 2000044175 (74884) Leavenworth, Reno, Wyandotte
    Romero, Jesse James Jr. 2000052316 (83315) Leavenworth, Shawnee
    HCF
    Dix, Jerry M III 2000075879 (107375) Dickinson, Saline
    Henry, Duane A 2000030180 (60276) Johnson
    Lamae, George A 2000036357 (66720) Wyandotte
    Sader, Christopher 2000064003 (95341) Reno
    Shreves, Scott 2000059035 (90254) Labette
    Wilks, Jonathan Michael 2000076290 (107788) Bourbon
    LCF
    Armstrong, Michael T 2000026456 (56341) Johnson
    Coffman, James 2000015031 (43640) Osage, Shawnee, Woodson
    Gaither, Dewey A 2000050192 (81124) Sedgwick
    Hailes, Ronald A 2000011335 (39699) Shawnee
    Harpe, Albert 2100218468 (0126477) Sedgwick
    Hernandez, Frankie 2000051421 (82388) Reno, Wyandotte
    Huskey, Randy Ray 2100129730 (129875) Geary
    Jones, Charles Lee 2000069224 (100629) Atchison, Lyon
    Miller, Nicholas Cortez 2000088583 (120181) Brown
    Miller, Patrick 2000019506 (48398) Johnson
    Ortiz, Armando Jr. 2000071629 (103079) Johnson, Lyon, Sedgwick
    Spry, George R 200034387 (64661) Sedgwick
    Vorrice, Terrence 2000074261 (105738) Johnson, Shawnee
    Young, Donald 2000043817 (74516) Butler, Wyandotte
    LSCF
    Bartholomew, Dominic 2000172212 (124759) Douglas
     
    Bednarz, Brandon Kyle 2000172735 (124963) Sumner
     
    Smith, Darian T 2000087980 (119575) Sedgwick
     
    TCF
    Block-Patton, Tyler A 2000044331 (75049)  Johnson
    WCF
    Breeden, Todd 2000028149 (58141) Johnson, Shawnee
    Minski, James E 2000017699 (946461) Johnson
    32 Offenders

     

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