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4 days ago | 
boisestatepublicradio.org | Zane Irwin
Former corrections officer William Rogers still remembers the exact spot in 2018 where an inmate slashed his head open with a metal lunch tray. "When he hit me in the back of the head, I mean it hurt. But I didn't know it was split open, right? Because at that point you're just going to fight," he said. Chronic understaffing and mismanagement at a now-closed private prison in Leavenworth, Kansas, made instances like this common, Rogers said.
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4 days ago | 
wutc.org | Zane Irwin
Former corrections officer William Rogers still remembers the exact spot in 2018 where an inmate slashed his head open with a metal lunch tray. "When he hit me in the back of the head, I mean it hurt. But I didn't know it was split open, right? Because at that point you're just going to fight," he said. Chronic understaffing and mismanagement at a now-closed private prison in Leavenworth, Kansas, made instances like this common, Rogers said.
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2 weeks ago | 
cjonline.com | Zane Irwin
A Kansas judge dismissed a death penalty challenge on procedural grounds because the defendants no longer face execution. The judge acknowledged concerns about the death penalty's cost, racial bias and impact on victims' families. The ACLU highlighted the judge's recognition of racial inequities but said further action is needed. Kansas has not carried out an execution since 1994, despite being one of 27 states where it remains legal.
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3 weeks ago | 
kcur.org | Zane Irwin
LEAVENWORTH, Kansas — Nestled into the crook of a wooded two-lane highway on the edge of northeast Kansas, a complex of concrete and barbed wire sits mostly vacant — for now. For over a decade, the Leavenworth Detention Center held federal inmates awaiting trial. But that chapter closed in 2021, when then-President Joe Biden signed an executive order that caused many federal contracts with private prisons to expire.
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3 weeks ago | 
indydailyreporter.com | Zane Irwin
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3 weeks ago | 
hppr.org | Zane Irwin
A district court judge has thrown out a challenge to the Kansas death penalty on procedural grounds, but said there are economic and psychological concerns about capital punishment in Kansas. Wyandotte County District Judge Bill Klapper ruled on Wednesday that the challenge could not move forward because the defendants no longer face the death penalty.
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1 month ago | 
klcjournal.com | Zane Irwin
Editor’s note: The story is being republished from the Kansas News Service. Lawmakers in the Kansas House and Senate work just a few hundred feet away from each other in the Statehouse. But they’re far apart from one another on the best way to address rising property taxes. They have failed so far this year to bridge that gap — despite lawmakers of both political parties saying property tax relief was their top priority this spring.
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1 month ago | 
hppr.org | Zane Irwin
Lawmakers in the Kansas House and Senate work just a few hundred feet away from each other in the Statehouse. But they’re far apart from one another on the best way to address rising property taxes. They have failed so far this year to bridge that gap — despite lawmakers of both political parties saying property tax relief was their top priority this spring.
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1 month ago | 
kcur.org | Zane Irwin
LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS — The Leavenworth City Commission voted unanimously on Tuesday for a resolution that says a private prison operator must get permission before reopening its facility in the city. The resolution doesn’t carry legal weight, but it's the city’s first formal move to place a check on CoreCivic after the company announced plans to operate as a federal immigration detention center. “Yes, CoreCivic needs a special use permit to open their facility in Leavenworth.
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1 month ago | 
klcjournal.com | Zane Irwin
Editor’s note: The story is being republished from the Kansas News Service. Lee este reporte en español. In the first 50 days of the new Trump administration, ICE said it made over 32,000 immigration-related arrests in communities across the country — nearly as many as in all of 2024. But that trend doesn’t seem to have reached Kansas.
