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| Citing Bed Shortage, Kansas to Send Inmates to Private Facility |
| By Kansas City Star |
| Published: 12/10/2001 |
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Citing a temporary shortage of prison beds, the Kansas Department of Corrections said recently that it will send 100 inmates to a privately run institution in Colorado where they will remain until spring. The agreement with Corrections Corp. of America marks the first time that Kansas has sought facilities in other states to house some of its prisoners. Under an interstate agreement, Kansas has sent a few inmates to other states for security reasons and accepted an equal number from the receiving states. 'The decision to contract for medium-custody male placements was made because the Department of Corrections is operating virtually at capacity with regard to maximum- and medium-custody beds for male inmates,' Corrections Secretary Charles Simmons said. Federal money can be used to pay 90 percent of the contract costs with the private firm. That money cannot be used to pay for space in public facilities such as county jails. The remaining 10 percent will come from state tax revenue. |
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