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| New KS DOC Secretary Has Job Ahead |
| By nebraska.tv |
| Published: 01/21/2011 |
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TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback plans to name a new corrections secretary who will oversee a prison system beset by crowding and past questions about its women's prison. Brownback is holding a news conference Friday morning to introduce his appointee, the last person named to his Cabinet. The governor's aides declined to reveal Brownback's choice beforehand. The Department of Corrections runs eight prisons and has a budget of $285 million and about 3,200 employees. Several months ago, the number of male inmates began exceeding the state capacity of about 8,300, meaning legislators may have to consider creating more space. Read More. |

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