Kansas needs 5,000 volunteer mentors a year for paroled criminals, Gov. Sam Brownback said this week.
He spoke Monday in Wichita at the launch of an effort to merge government resources, social services, churches, businesses and mentors to keep parolees from returning to prison.
He announced the Out4Life faith-based program at the start of three days of workshops in which service providers and others discussed re-entry approaches.
The Kansas Department of Corrections will work with Prison Fellowship, a Christian group that created Out4Life about two years ago.
Brownback said he wants a mentor for each released criminal. Read more...
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Monday, January 24, 2011
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback signs order to abolish state Parole Board
Topeka — Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback announced Friday that a veteran warden will run a state corrections system beset by overcrowding and still facing questions about the past management of its women’s prison.
Brownback appointed Ray Roberts as his corrections secretary, saying Roberts emerged as the top candidate even after a nationwide search. Roberts has been the warden at the state’s maximum-security prison for men in El Dorado since 2003, and his career in corrections spans 35 years. Read more...
Brownback appointed Ray Roberts as his corrections secretary, saying Roberts emerged as the top candidate even after a nationwide search. Roberts has been the warden at the state’s maximum-security prison for men in El Dorado since 2003, and his career in corrections spans 35 years. Read more...
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