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| Kansas prisons full; official outlines $27M expansion option |
| By winfieldcourier.com |
| Published: 11/03/2015 |
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TOPEKA — Kansas' top corrections official Monday outlined a proposal for a $27 million expansion of the state's maximum-security prison outside El Dorado to deal with the state's increasing inmate population. Corrections Secretary Ray Roberts told a joint legislative committee that the state already has slightly more adult, male inmates in its custody than space for them. He said that by mid-2018, the Department of Corrections expects to have about 9,400 male inmates — about 600, or 7 percent, above capacity. Roberts also said that by mid-2018, the state will be short of space for female inmates. The state expects to have more than 1,000 female offenders in its custody, when it now has 837 beds for them. He outlined multiple proposals for the Joint Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice Oversight, including increasing the amount of time taken off offenders' sentences for completing rehabilitation programs. Roberts also said the state could boost the number of inmates held in county jails or private prisons, though he called either idea only a temporary solution. Read More. |
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