Kansas committee hears law-enforcement concerns about police protective custody, DCF access and data gaps

Madam Chair of the committee convened the hearing to discuss police protective custody and survey results from law-enforcement officers. Ed Klump, a presenter to the committee, told lawmakers that police protective custody has been a focus in debate around House Bill 2132 and that the practice appears more frequently in Kansas than other states, though he said he has not seen data explaining why the rates are higher. "This thing doesn't sound like it's working right," Klump told the committee.