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KDOC deputy secretary briefs committee on KJCC, juvenile intake and House Bill 2021 implementation
Summary
KDOC Deputy Secretary Megan Miller described distinctions between locally run juvenile detention centers and the state-run Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex (KJCC), gave data on juvenile intake and detention screenings, and outlined House Bill 2021 implementation including grants and data-sharing work.
Megan Miller, deputy secretary of juvenile and adult community-based services at the Kansas Department of Corrections, briefed the Committee on Corrections and Juvenile Justice on differences between juvenile detention centers and the Kansas Juvenile Correctional Complex (KJCC) and provided updates tied to House Bill 2021 (2023 session).
Miller said Kansas has nine locally operated juvenile detention facilities that are licensed by the Department for Children and Families; KDOC does not operate or regularly fund those centers except by per-diem for KDOC custody youth. In contrast, KJCC is the single state juvenile correctional facility in Topeka; all residents there have been adjudicated and sentenced by the courts.
Miller said statute allows the Secretary of Corrections to retain custody of youth at…
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