If Kansas were a country, its incarceration rate would be second only to that of the U.S.1 Kansas faces a significant overcrowding issue in its prisons. A notable contributing factor to the state’s high rate of incarceration is imprisonment due to technical violations of probation.
December 12, 2019
The more that citizens participate in a democracy, the stronger that democracy becomes.
December 13, 2018Diversion offers innumerable benefits to Kansas communities and families. And yet, county prosecutors are simply refusing to use it.
December 6, 2017More than nine out of 10 Kansas registered voters supports changes to the criminal justice system in Kansas, and more than two-thirds of voters believe the number of prisoners in Kansas needs to be reduced, according to the results of a poll commissioned for the ACLU of Kansas and Kansas Appleseed.
October 25, 2016