KS DOC ICS Rates effective March 2016 KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS ATTENTION: The provider for inmate telephone service is CENTURYLINK. The customer service telephone number for called parties to set up a pre-paid account is 855-698-0010. GENERAL DIALING INSTRUCTIONS How to place a call: NEW CALLING RATES COLLECT & PRE-PAID …
Larned State Hospital - Reviewing the Operations of Sexual Predator Treatment Program, Part 2, LPA, 2015 PERFORMANCE AUDIT REPORT Larned State Hospital: Reviewing the Operations of the Sexual Predator Treatment Program, Part 2 A Report to the Legislative Post Audit Committee By the Legislative Division of Post Audit State of …
Prison Legal News v. BoC of Shawnee Co - Kline, KS, Complaint, censorship, 2011 Case 2:11-cv-02497-WEB -KGG Document 1 Filed 08/31/11 Page 1 of 8 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF KANSAS PRISON LEGAL NEWS, a project of the HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENSE CENTER, Plaintiff, v. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS …
Settlement, Judgment End Postcard-only Policies at Two Kansas Jails by David Reutter A settlement agreement was reached in a class-action lawsuit challenging a postcard-only mail policy at Kansas’ Wyandotte County Adult Detention Center (WCADC), while a federal district court awarded damages to a pro se prisoner challenging a similar policy …
Kansas Sex Offender Civil Commitment Program Under Scrutiny by Matthew Clarke The Sexual Predator Treatment Program, operated by the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services, is at the heart of a debate over whether civil commitment programs are truly designed to rehabilitate offenders convicted of sex crimes, or are …
Kansas: District Court Holds for Plaintiffs in County Jail Mailing Issues by Kansas: District Court Holds for Plaintiffs in County Jail Mailing Issues On March 25, 2014, the United States District Court for the District of Kansas granted the plaintiffs’ motion for class certification alleging First and Fourteenth Amendment rights …
$150,000 Settlement in Suit over Kansas Jail Prisoner's Death by $150,000 Settlement in Suit over Kansas Jail Prisoner's Death by Matt Clarke On December 17, 2012, the County Commissioners of Shawnee County, Kansas voted to settle for $150,000 a state lawsuit by the estate and heirs of a prisoner who …
ACLU Prompts Kansas Jail to Change Religious Meals, Mail Policies by Joe Watson ACLU Prompts Kansas Jail to Change Religious Meals, Mail Policies by Joe Watson Prisoners at the Allen County jail in Iola, Kansas had been forced to violate their religious beliefs or go hungry until the ACLU persuaded …
Soldiers Sentenced to Die, but No Executions on Military Death Row Since 1961 by Joe Watson Soldiers Sentenced to Die, but No Executions on Military Death Row Since 1961 by Joe Watson The guilty verdict and death sentence handed down on August 28, 2013 against U.S. Army Major Nidal Malik …
10th Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Halfway House Escape Charge by Derek Gilna 10th Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Halfway House Escape Charge by Derek Gilna A federal prisoner without any detainers (“holds” placed by other law enforcement agencies) can generally count on a period of community confinement at the end of …
Tenth Circuit: Heck Not Applicable To Diversions; Notice Required Before Statute Of Limitations Dismissal by Bob Williams Tenth Circuit: Heck Not Applicable To Diversions; Notice Required Before Statute Of Limitations Dismissal by Bob Williams In December 2009, the Tenth Circuit held that Heck v. Humphrey, 512 U.S. 477 (1994) did …
Tenth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Juvenile Restraint Chair Punishment by Mark Wilson Tenth Circuit: No Qualified Immunity for Juvenile Restraint Chair Punishment by Mark Wilson On November 8, 2013, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the denial of qualified immunity in a case that involved the shackling of …
Jackson v. Ash Wyandotte County, KS, Order Preliminarily Approving Settlement, postcard policy mail, 2014 Case 2:13-cv-02504-EFM-JPO Document 44 Filed 11/12/14 Page 1 of 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS TYRELL JACKSON, et al., Plaintiffs, Case No. 13-cv-2504 EFM/JPO v. DONALD ASH, in his official capacity as …
Former Kansas Attorney General has Law License Suspended Indefinitely by Christopher Zoukis Former Kansas Attorney General has Law License Suspended Indefinitely by Christopher Zoukis On October 18, 2013, the Kansas Supreme Court indefinitely suspended the law license of former State Attorney General Phillip D. “Phill” Kline, who became nationally known …
Jackson v. Ash Wyandotte County, KS, Settlement Agreement, postcard policy mail, 2014 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF KANSAS TYRELL JACKSON, et al., on behalf of themselves and on behalf of classes of persons similarly situated; Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 13-cv-2504 EFM/JPO DONALD ASH, in his …
No KORA Violation without Change of Residence by No KORA Violation without Change of Residence The Kansas Supreme Court held that a sex offender did not violate the state's 10-day reporting requirement by failing to report while traveling. Under the Kansas Offender Registration Act (KORA), sex offenders must …
Kansas Sentencing Law Creates Disparity for Old Law Prisoners by Kansas Sentencing Law Creates Disparity for Old Law Prisoners Hundreds of Kansas prisoners who committed crimes prior to July 1, 1993 are serving sentences that would have been much shorter under current law. These “old law” prisoners are serving …
Kansas DNA Testing Eligibility Extended to Second-Degree Murder by Mark Wilson Kansas DNA Testing Eligibility Extended to Second-Degree Murder by Mark Wilson The Kansas Supreme Court held on October 4, 2013 that a state law denying DNA testing to prisoners convicted of second-degree murder violates the Equal Protection Clause of …
Amount of Drugs a Factor for Departure Sentence in Kansas Prison Contraband Conviction by David Reutter Amount of Drugs a Factor for Departure Sentence in Kansas Prison Contraband Conviction by David M. Reutter The Kansas Supreme Court reversed a prisoner’s sentence for possession of contraband – a small amount of …
