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The prison system announced the change after the Kansas News Service pointed out possible issues.
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Inmates at prisons in Oswego are headed to other facilities in Kansas, mostly the Lansing Correctional Facility.
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Kansans with substance use problems say they are falling through the cracks of a legal system that’s more concerned with punishing them than getting them sober.
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Transgender inmates say they were targets of harassment by staff and inmates that put them in danger.
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The Kansas Department of Corrections has been losing staff throughout 2021. Now, it doesn't have enough people to have in-person visitation at one of its prisons. Visits were also shutdown earlier in the pandemic.
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There are more than 400 uniformed vacancies at Kansas Department of Corrections prisons. The worker shortage means corrections officers taking on tons of overtime and inmates are locked in their cells for long stretches.
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Prisons run by the Kansas Department of Corrections aren't always air-conditioned, and inmates and staff who work inside say the heat can be unbearable.
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Frazier Glenn Cross Jr. said he was looking to kill Jews when he fatally shot three people in Overland Park in April 2014. He was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in 2015.
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Returning citizens could become a reliable workforce for state employers and be a boost to the economy.
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Kansas and Missouri are losing public health workers to pandemic burnout, and the Lansing correctional facility is the future site of a career campus providing returning citizens with opportunities before and upon their release.
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Kansas' COVID-19 cases are on the rise outside prisons. Inside, inmates say they're still not getting much information about the virus.
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Kansas prisoners are concerned about not having access to adequate hygiene and cleaning supplies, and the state ignoring other health care recommendations that would slow the spread of COVID-19.