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Warden at Kansas prison that has seen unrest takes new job
By cjonline.com- John Hanna
Published: 08/01/2017

The warden of a maximum-security Kansas prison that’s had multiple inmate disturbances in the past three months took a new job within the state Department of Corrections, the department said Saturday.

James Heimgartner stepped down Thursday as warden of the El Dorado prison, department spokesman Todd Fertig said. The warden of another maximum-security prison in southern Kansas will take over the warden’s duties in El Dorado while the department searches for a permanent replacement, he said.

Fertig had no details about Heimgartner’s new position with the department. He did not comment on what prompted Heimgartner to leave the warden’s job in El Dorado or whether it was related to the reported disturbances, the first on May 8 and two in late June.

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