News & Announcements
Program Helps Juvenile Offenders Stay on Track in School
The hardest part of high school wasn’t earning a 3.5 grade-point average, securing a stellar ACT score or even graduating early for 17-year-old Alexia. The hardest part was moving 26 times during her high school career as a juvenile offender.
Staffing Conditions at Lansing Correctional Facility
Between the dates of Thursday, June 5, and Saturday, June 7, three incidents involving the battery of staff by an inmate – one on each calendar day – occurred at the Lansing Correctional Facility in Lansing, Kan.
Juvenile Services Looks to Improve Rates of Parental Involvement
KDOC examines ways to increase parental and family support to increase the likelihood of a juvenile offender's success upon release.
KDOC Honors Employees and Volunteers of the Year
A paratrooper turned corrections officer and a retired volunteer who helped Wichita Parole Office staff during a former parolee’s standoff with police were among those honored Wednesday during the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) Employee and Volunteer of the Year Ceremony.
Two Larned Juvenile Offenders Among Barton's Spring Graduates
A pair of youth residents at Larned Juvenile Correctional Facility were recently featured by Barton Community College for overcoming difficult barriers to achieve educational success.
