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KDOC housing re-entry initiative in Wyandotte County earns honors at state conference
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The Wyandotte County Offender Reentry Treatment and Housing Initiative (WORTHI) recently received the 2011 Ad Astra Award during the 6th Annual Kansas Housing Conference held in Wichita. The conference recognizes those who demonstrate excellence in developing affordable housing, shaping housing policy and creating innovative housing solutions to meet the needs of low and moderate-income Kansans.
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East Hill Singers Seize the Day
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Nov 21, 2012
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The East Hill Singers, a chorus comprised of inmates from Lansing Correctional Facility and volunteer singers from the Kansas City area, took to the road for their annual tour of performances in and around Kansas City. The group performs several times a year as an effort to incorporate the arts in the rehabilitation process. The Seize the Day collection of songs performed this year includes the crowd-favorite "The Lion Sleeps Tonight," which can be viewed here.
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Kansas Prison Nurses are Among the Nation's Best Trained
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Oct 13, 2011
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October 2011 - Nurses at Kansas' eight state prisons are among the first in the nation to earn certification for correctional nursing.
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KDOC Receives Nearly $600,000 Federal Grant to Further PREA Efforts
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Oct 12, 2011
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October 2011 - The Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs awarded $599,862 to the Kansas Department of Corrections (KDOC) to support the KDOC in preventing, detecting and responding to sexual victimization.
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Cabins in Kansas Offer More than Just Lodging
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Nov 15, 2011
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The Kansas Department of Corrections is giving their inmates a unique opportunity to put their time to productive use. At the Norton, Hutchinson, and Ellsworth Correctional Facilities, inmates may participate in a program that provides them with valuable technical training in the constructions crafts, as well as providing lodging for visitors to Kansas state parks.
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Cabins in Kansas Offer More than Just Lodging (PDF Format)
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Nov 15, 2011
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The following is the article as it appears in the Fall 2011 edition of The Cornerstone, a quarterly publication produced by The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER), a not-for-profit education foundation created to develop industry-driven standardized craft training programs with portable credentials and help address the critical workforce shortage facing the construction industry.
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Program Helps Juvenile Offenders Stay on Track in School
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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.
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Juvenile Services Looks to Improve Rates of Parental Involvement
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Jun 06, 2014
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KDOC examines ways to increase parental and family support to increase the likelihood of a juvenile offender's success upon release.
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KDOC Honors Employees and Volunteers of the Year
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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.
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