| History (Central Unit) | |
| 1991 | EDCF opened in January. |
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EDCF was consolidated administratively with the El Dorado Correctional Work Facility and the Toronto Correctional Facility. The 105 bed U-Dorm Unit was put on-line at the El Dorado Correctional Facility. |
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| 1998 | The first correctional industry building project financed with private funds was erected and donated to the state. The project involved expansion of an existing building. |
| 1999 | The Legislature approved construction of two new cellhouses for the purpose of transferring the male RDU function to EDCF. |
| 2001 |
Construction was completed on two 128-cell living units suitable for single-cell occupancy of maximum-custody inmates or double-cell occupancy of medium-custody inmates. In March, the male RDU function was transferred from Topeka to EDCF. |
| 2002 | Century Manufacturing, the private correctional industry at EDCF, expanded its operations at the facility, currently employing up to 107 inmates. |
| 2003 | A spiritual life center was approved and built with $1.1 million that was donated for the construction. C Cellhouse was utilized as the third segregation unit. |
| 2006 | Pioneer Balloon became a private industry at EDCF |
| 2009 | In February, the EDCF East Unit suspended operations and in May, the EDCF North Unit closed. |
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Located one mile east of El Dorado on State Highway 54, EDCF is designed to house special management, maximum- and medium-custody residents. Residents assigned to the Central Unit are usually repeat offenders with a history of violent behavior.
EDCF's philosophy is that residents are sentenced to incarceration as punishment, not for punishment. During a resident's incarceration, it is our responsibility to increase residents' abilities and motivations to practice responsible, pro-social, crime-free behavior through the provision of programs and services designed to assist with both risk reduction and reentry efforts.
EDCF houses the most dangerous and recalcitrant residents assigned to long-term involuntary segregation. Also, all male offenders sentenced to the custody of the Secretary of Corrections are received and processed through the EDCF Reception and Diagnostic Unit (RDU). In RDU, residents receive orientation and are assigned to a custody classification, appropriate programs and a permanent housing assignment. The management and activities at EDCF impact the entire corrections system due to the specialized nature of our operation.
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.
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E-mail
Phone: (316) 321-7284
Fax: (316) 322-2018
1737 US-54
P.O. Box 311
El Dorado, KS 67042
EDCF Satellite Units
Southeast Medium Unit
Phone: (316) 322-2045
2501 W. 7th St.,
Oswego, KS 67356
Southeast Minimum Unit
Phone: (316) 322-2045
1022 Fordyce Blvd.,
Oswego, KS 67356
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Warden Dona Hook
Visitor Information
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E-mail
Phone: (785) 296-3432
Fax: (785) 559-5112
815 S.E. Rice Rd.,
Topeka, KS 66607
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