TOPEKA, Kan. — Kansas prisons have exceeded their operating capacity and it will cost the state millions of dollars to move hundreds of inmates to a privately owned prison in Arizona.
A one-year contract with the Kansas Department of Corrections and CoreCivic was announced this month, KCUR-FM reports.
Acting Corrections Secretary says it’s the best option available at this time to accommodate the rise in prison population.
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