Alfred Mettenburg began his career as a policeman in Kansas City, Missouri. He is currently a professor at Johnson County Community College in the Criminal Justice Program. William Roberts has been active in the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitting Industry for the last 20 years. During this tenure, he has been involved in the management of the Local and active on its negotiating committee. The Task Force believes that to begin privatizing, the State of Kansas must first establish the existence of proper statutory authority to privatize correctional services or facilities.
Economic considerations impact greatly on the decision making involved in privatization.
Corrections Briefing Report , Kansas Department of Corrections, January 1996, pp. Corrections Briefing Report , Kansas Department of Corrections, January 1996. 1995 Average Daily Cost per Inmate at Five Kansas Correctional Facilities. Currently, the Kansas Department of Corrections spends approximately 19.5 percent of its budget on privatized services such as medical care, mental health, and other treatment programs for inmates. Most recently, the KDOC has awarded a private contract for provision of food service to all facilities.