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KS Stat § 75-5225 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 52 - Department Of Corrections|75-5225 Defect in order of commitment, no ground for action against warden or secretary.

75-5225. Defect in order of commitment, no ground for action against warden or secretary. No defect in the order of commitment under which a person convicted of crime is held by the warden of any correctional institution or the secretary of corrections shall be held a ground of action against the warden or the secretary of corrections for false imprisonment, and no such action shall be maintained in the courts, provided it shall appear that the warden or the secretary of corrections attempted to faithfully carry out the judgment of the court making such order.History: L. 1973, ch. 339, § 34; L. 1990, ch. 309, § 53; May 24.
KS Stat § 75-5226 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 52 - Department Of Corrections|75-5226 Unlawful use of inmate labor.

75-5226. Unlawful use of inmate labor. (a) Unlawful use of inmate labor is the knowing use by any corrections officer or employee of any correctional institution of the labor of any inmate or inmates of a correctional institution for the personal benefit of such corrections officer or employee.(b) Unlawful use of inmate labor shall constitute a class A misdemeanor.History: L. 1973, ch. 339, § 35; L. 1990, ch. 309, § 54; May 24.
KS Stat § 75-5229 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 52 - Department Of Corrections|75-5229 Women sentenced to secretary's custody; examination, study, program; juvenile inmate.

75-5229. Women sentenced to secretary's custody; examination, study, program; juvenile inmate. (a) Every woman sentenced to imprisonment for a felony shall be sentenced to the custody of the secretary of corrections.(b) Every woman sentenced to the custody of the secretary of corrections shall be given a scientific examination and study and shall have a program planned and recommended for her. The examination shall be given, the study shall be made and the program shall be prepared in accordance with procedures prescribed by the secretary of corrections, subject to the provisions of K.S.A. 75-52,134, and amendments thereto. If the woman in the custody of the secretary is a juvenile, as described in K.S.A. 38-2366, and amendments thereto, such juvenile shall not be given a scientific examination and study until such time as such juvenile is to be transferred from a juvenile correctional facility to a department of corrections institution or facility.History: L. 1973, ch. 339, § 75; L. 1977, ch. 307, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 369, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 369, § 2; L. 1983, ch. 284, § 8; L. 1984, ch. 331, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 322, § 2; L. 1990, ch. 149, § 8; L. 1996, ch. 229, § 131; L. 2006, ch. 169, § 127; L. 2012, ch. 148, § 3; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5233 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 52 - Department Of Corrections|75-5233 Contracting for transportation of inmates.

75-5233. Contracting for transportation of inmates. (a) Except when another cost effective method of transportation is available, the secretary of corrections may contract with qualified individuals, partnerships or corporations for the purpose of transporting individuals in the secretary's custody, including the exchange of inmates with other states and the return of individuals who have violated the conditions of their parole or conditional release.(b) The secretary of corrections shall require that any party desiring to enter into such a contract have adequate levels of liability insurance.(c) The secretary of corrections shall require the contracting party to present evidence of training for its employees prior to transporting any individual.(d) An individual engaged in transportation pursuant to a contract with the secretary of corrections shall have the authority of a person assisting a law enforcement officer as provided in K.S.A. 2021 Supp. 21-5227, and amendments thereto.(e) The secretary of corrections shall adopt such rules and regulations as necessary to implement the provisions of this section.History: L. 1986, ch. 309, § 1; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 278; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5246 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 52 - Department Of Corrections|75-5246 Wardens, appointment; civil service; references to former director means warden.

75-5246. Wardens, appointment; civil service; references to former director means warden. (a) The secretary of corrections shall appoint a warden of each of the correctional institutions under the secretary's supervision and control. Such wardens shall be within the classified service under the Kansas civil service act, but the residence requirements of such act shall not apply to such appointment.(b) All the powers, duties and functions of the existing director of a correctional institution are hereby transferred to, conferred, and imposed upon the warden of such correctional institution. Whenever the director of a correctional institution, or words of like effect, is referred to or designated by a statute, contract or document, such reference or designation shall be deemed to apply to the warden of the correctional institution.History: L. 1973, ch. 339, § 25; L. 1990, ch. 309, § 55; May 24.
KS Stat § 75-5247 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 52 - Department Of Corrections|75-5247 Oaths of corrections officers; uniforms.

75-5247. Oaths of corrections officers; uniforms. Every corrections officer who shall be appointed pursuant to the provisions of this act shall make and file in the office of the secretary, within 15 days after the appointment, the constitutional oath of office. Each corrections officer who is required by the rules of the correctional institution to wear a uniform shall be furnished with at least two uniform suits upon commencement of employment duties at the correctional institution and replacements thereof as needed.History: L. 1973, ch. 339, § 26; L. 1975, ch. 458, § 3; L. 1990, ch. 309, § 56; May 24.
KS Stat § 75-5247a (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 52 - Department Of Corrections|75-5247a Powers and duties of corrections officers.

75-5247a. Powers and duties of corrections officers. The warden of any correctional institution within the Kansas department of corrections, all deputy wardens, all persons on the staff of the department of corrections who are in the chain of command from the secretary of corrections to the corrections officer and every corrections officer, regardless of rank, while acting within the scope of their duties as employees of the department of corrections, shall possess such powers and duties of a law enforcement officer as are necessary for the performance of such duties and may exercise such powers and duties anywhere within the state of Kansas. Such powers and duties may be exercised outside the state of Kansas for the purpose of maintaining custody, security and control of any prisoner or inmate being transported or escorted by anyone authorized to so act. Such employees of the department of corrections shall be responsible to and shall be at all times under the supervision and control of the secretary of corrections or the secretary's designee.History: L. 1975, ch. 466, § 1; L. 1978, ch. 365, § 6; L. 1990, ch. 309, § 57; May 24.
KS Stat § 75-5248 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 52 - Department Of Corrections|75-5248 Social counselor, psychologist or psychiatrist for certain correctional institutions.

75-5248. Social counselor, psychologist or psychiatrist for certain correctional institutions. Any correctional institution that averages more than fifty (50) inmates daily shall provide a minimum of one social counselor for every one hundred (100) inmates incarcerated. Any institution that has over five hundred (500) inmates shall have a minimum of one trained psychiatrist or psychologist for every five hundred (500) inmates.History: L. 1973, ch. 339, § 38; July 1, 1974.
KS Stat § 75-5249 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 52 - Department Of Corrections|75-5249 Chief physician; duties.

75-5249. Chief physician; duties. The secretary of corrections shall employ or contract with a person licensed to practice medicine and surgery to be the chief physician for each correctional institution under the secretary's supervision and control. One chief physician may be made responsible for more than one such institution. It is hereby made the duty of the chief physician of any correctional institution to direct the operation and management of such institution's medical services and to supervise and coordinate all inmate health care in such institution. Such physician may recommend to the warden of any institution the transportation of an inmate to an outside medical care facility, as defined by K.S.A. 65-425 and amendments thereto, when necessary to protect the health of such inmate.History: L. 1973, ch. 339, § 39; L. 1988, ch. 347, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 309, § 58; May 24.
KS Stat § 75-5250 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 52 - Department Of Corrections|75-5250 Officers and employees of correctional institutions; appointment; reassignment; moving expenses.

75-5250. Officers and employees of correctional institutions; appointment; reassignment; moving expenses. The officers of any correctional institution under the supervision and control of the secretary of corrections shall consist of a warden, who may reside at the correctional institution, and such other officers and employees, including physicians and attorneys, as the secretary deems necessary. The warden of each correctional institution shall be appointed by the secretary. All other officers and employees of the several correctional institutions shall be appointed by the warden of each institution with the approval of the secretary. Subject to available appropriations, student interns may be appointed to temporary positions, the duration of which shall not exceed 150 calendar days, as corrections officers of such institutions. Any physician or attorney so appointed and any student intern appointed as a temporary corrections officer shall be in the unclassified service under the Kansas civil service act. All other such officers and employees shall be within the classified service under the Kansas civil service act, but the residence requirements of the act shall not apply. The secretary is hereby authorized for good cause to assign and reassign the supervisory personnel, including the warden of any correctional institution, to any other correctional institution at any time without the consent of such warden, officer or employee. The expenses of moving caused by such assignment or reassignment shall be paid by the department of corrections in accordance with K.S.A. 75-3225.History: L. 1973, ch. 339, § 40; L. 1975, ch. 458, § 4; L. 1976, ch. 400, § 1; L. 1990, ch. 309, § 59; L. 1994, ch. 274, § 20; L. 1997, ch. 115, § 4; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5251 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 52 - Department Of Corrections|75-5251 Government and discipline of correctional institutions; release supervision services; duties of secretary; investigatory powers; rules and regulations.

75-5251. Government and discipline of correctional institutions; release supervision services; duties of secretary; investigatory powers; rules and regulations. The secretary shall have power, and it shall be the secretary's duty from time to time, to examine and inquire into all matters connected with the government and discipline of the correctional institutions and release supervision services under the secretary's supervision and control; the punishment and employment of the inmates, and releasees under the secretary's supervision and the purchases and sales of the articles provided for such correctional institutions and parole offices or sold on account thereof; and the secretary may from time to time require reports from the warden, parole director or other officers of any such correctional institution or parole office in relation to any or all of such matters. It shall be the secretary's duty to inquire into any improper conduct which may be alleged to have been committed by the warden, parole director or any other officer of any such correctional institution or parole office; and for that purpose the secretary shall have power to issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses, and the production of papers and writings in the same manner and with like effect as in cases of arbitration. The secretary may administer oaths to any such witnesses before examination thereof.The secretary shall have free access to the correctional institutions and parole offices at all times, and it shall be the duty of the warden, parole director and other officers of any such correctional institution or parole office, whenever requested, to exhibit to the secretary, on demand, all the books, papers, accounts and writings pertaining to the correctional institution or parole office, or to the business, government, discipline or management thereof, and to render to the secretary every other facility in their power to enable the secretary to discharge the secretary's duties under this act.The secretary shall adopt rules and regulations or policies for the direction and government of such correctional institutions and the officers thereof, and may change the same from time to time.History: L. 1973, ch. 339, § 41; L. 1990, ch. 309, § 60; L. 2010, ch. 34, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5252 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 52 - Department Of Corrections|75-5252 Duties of wardens of institutions.

75-5252. Duties of wardens of institutions. Subject to the general supervision of the secretary of corrections and applicable rules and regulations adopted by the secretary, it shall be the duty of the warden of each correctional institution:(a) To oversee the government and discipline of the correctional institution, and to superintend all business concerns thereof.(b) To give necessary directions to the officers and employees and to examine whether they have been careful and vigilant in their respective duties.(c) To examine into the state of the correctional institution and for the health, conduct and safekeeping of the inmates.(d) To use every proper means to furnish employment to the inmates most beneficial to the public and best suited to their several capacities under the direction of the secretary.(e) To take charge of all real and personal property belonging to the state in and about the correctional institution or appurtenant thereto.History: L. 1973, ch. 339, § 42; L. 1978, ch. 366, § 6; L. 1990, ch. 309, § 61; May 24.
KS Stat § 75-5253 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 52 - Department Of Corrections|75-5253 Rules and regulations; contracts.

75-5253. Rules and regulations; contracts. All transactions and dealings on account of the correctional institution shall be conducted under such rules and regulations as a secretary may adopt; and all contracts made by the warden as authorized or provided by law shall be reduced to writing, and approved by the secretary, and one copy of every contract shall be kept on file by the warden.History: L. 1973, ch. 339, § 43; L. 1990, ch. 309, § 62; May 24.
KS Stat § 75-5254 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 52 - Department Of Corrections|75-5254 Accounts and monthly reports by warden.

75-5254. Accounts and monthly reports by warden. It shall be the duty of the warden of each correctional institution to keep a regular and correct account of all moneys received by the warden from every source by virtue of the warden's office, including all moneys taken from any inmate, or received as the proceeds of property taken from them, and of all sums paid by any inmate, and the persons to whom and the purposes for which the same were paid; and to make out and deliver to the secretary, monthly, under oath, a return of all moneys received and paid by the warden on account of the correctional institution during the preceding month, specifying from whom received and to whom paid, and on what account, and stating also the balance in the warden's hands at the time of rendering such account.History: L. 1973, ch. 339, § 44; L. 1990, ch. 309, § 63; May 24.
KS Stat § 75-5255 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 52 - Department Of Corrections|75-5255 Reports of operations, moneys and property by warden.

75-5255. Reports of operations, moneys and property by warden. The warden of each correctional institution shall annually, on the last day of June, close the warden's account, and on or before July 31 thereafter shall render to the secretary a full and true account of all moneys received by the warden on account of the correctional institution, and of all moneys expended by the warden for the use thereof, with sufficient vouchers for the same. To the several returns and accounts required to be rendered there shall be annexed an affidavit of the warden of the correctional institution, stating that the same are true in every respect, to the best of the warden's knowledge and belief. The warden shall make out and deliver monthly to the secretary a return of the property on hand, which return shall contain a full and complete exhibit of the affairs of the correctional institution at the date of its rendition, together with all the profits or increase by reason of the added labor of the inmates, or from any sources whatever. The warden shall also make and deliver to the secretary, on or before August 1 in every year, a report exhibiting a comprehensive view of the transactions of the correctional institution during the preceding year, and stating the number of inmates confined therein, the various kinds of business in which they are employed, the number employed in each branch, and the profits, if any, arising to the state therefrom.History: L. 1973, ch. 339, § 45; L. 1990, ch. 309, § 64; May 24.
KS Stat § 75-5256 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 52 - Department Of Corrections|75-5256 Orders of warden; publication and availability to inmates of orders and rules and regulations.

75-5256. Orders of warden; publication and availability to inmates of orders and rules and regulations. (a) The warden of each correctional institution may issue orders subject to the provisions of law and the rules and regulations adopted by the secretary of corrections, as the warden may deem necessary for the government of the correctional institution and the enforcement of discipline therein.(b) All rules and regulations or orders for the government of a correctional institution and the enforcement of discipline therein adopted or issued by the secretary of corrections and all orders issued by the warden of the correctional institution shall be published and made available to all inmates, other than rules and regulations and orders relating to emergency or security procedures. Every order issued by the warden of a correctional institution shall be effective until rescinded or amended by the warden or until disapproved by the secretary.History: L. 1973, ch. 339, § 46; L. 1978, ch. 120, § 21; L. 1990, ch. 309, § 65; May 24.
KS Stat § 75-5257 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 52 - Department Of Corrections|75-5257 Money and property of inmates; accounts.

75-5257. Money and property of inmates; accounts. It shall be the duty of the warden of each correctional institution to take charge of any money or property which any inmate may have with the inmate at the time of entering the correctional institution. If property, the warden may sell or preserve the same as desired by the inmate. Such money, or the proceeds of the sale of any such property, if the same shall amount to at least $25, may be placed at interest in a federally insured financial institution by the warden for the benefit of such inmate or the inmate's representatives. The warden shall keep an account of all such money or property, and shall pay the amount of proceeds thereof, or return the same to the inmate when discharged, or to the inmate's legal representatives in case of the death of such inmate. In case of abandonment of such property, the warden shall dispose of it in accordance with K.S.A. 75-52,135, and amendments thereto.History: L. 1973, ch. 339, § 47; L. 1974, ch. 403, § 9; L. 1990, ch. 309, § 66; L. 2005, ch. 15, § 1; July 1.
KS Stat § 75-5258 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 52 - Department Of Corrections|75-5258 Deputy wardens; designation; duties.

75-5258. Deputy wardens; designation; duties. Whenever there shall be a vacancy in the office of the warden of a correctional institution, or when the warden shall necessarily be absent from the correctional institution, all the duties and keeping of the inmates and the discipline of the correctional institution shall devolve upon and be executed by the person designated by the warden until the vacancy be filled, or the warden returned to the correctional institution. The deputy warden shall perform, under the directions of the warden, such duties connected with the office of the latter as the warden may assign the deputy warden, and shall in all things cooperate with the warden in the government, management and police regulations of the correctional institution.History: L. 1973, ch. 339, § 48; L. 1990, ch. 309, § 67; May 24.
KS Stat § 75-5259 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 52 - Department Of Corrections|75-5259 Record of conduct of inmates; report.

75-5259. Record of conduct of inmates; report. The warden of each correctional institution shall cause to be kept a record of each and every infraction of the rules of discipline by the inmates, with the name of the inmate offending, and the date and character of each offense, which record shall be placed before the secretary monthly.History: L. 1973, ch. 339, § 49; L. 1990, ch. 309, § 68; May 24.
KS Stat § 75-5260 (2021)
2021 Kansas Statutes|Chapter 75 - State Departments; Public Officers And Employees|Article 52 - Department Of Corrections|75-5260 Release of inmate from confinement unaccompanied by custodial agent, when.

75-5260. Release of inmate from confinement unaccompanied by custodial agent, when. The warden of any correctional institution of the state of Kansas, with the advice and consent of the secretary of corrections, may extend the limits of the place of confinement of an inmate who has been confined in a correctional institution at least two years, who has a good behavior record and who has a minimum security classification, to allow such inmate to leave the confines of such correctional institution unaccompanied by a custodial agent for a prescribed period of time within the state of Kansas for other than reasons now prescribed by law.History: L. 1973, ch. 339, § 18; L. 1990, ch. 309, § 69; May 24.