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Committee defers full rebuild of Hutchinson Correctional Facility, approves department plan minus central unit rebuild
Summary
The Joint Committee on State Building Construction on Nov. 18 recommended the Kansas Department of Corrections' five‑year capital plan but declined to endorse bond authority for a full rebuild of Hutchinson Correctional Facility's central unit, approving the rest of the department's plan.
The Joint Committee on State Building Construction on Nov. 18 recommended the Kansas Department of Corrections' (KDOC) five‑year capital improvement plan but explicitly left out a proposed full rebuild of the Hutchinson Correctional Facility central unit.
KDOC officials told the committee the agency is managing growing prison populations and a range of deferred infrastructure needs. Keith Bradshaw, executive director of contracts and finance for KDOC, and James Skidmore, director of capital improvements, described immediate needs and longer‑term options during the committee hearing. Bradshaw said the department's facilities condition assessment identified roughly $80 million in near‑term repairs at Hutchinson…
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