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Sentencing Commission projects 20.6% prison population rise by 2035; commission urges policy options alongside construction planning
Summary
The Kansas Sentencing Commission told the joint committee it forecasts a 20.6% increase in the prison population by FY2035 (about 2,530 additional beds), leaving a net need of approximately 1,365 beds beyond current capacity and suggesting policy changes and community programming could reduce the need for new construction.
Scott Schultz, executive director of the Kansas Sentencing Commission, told the Joint Committee on State Building Construction the commission’s 10‑year forecast projects a 20.6% increase in the incarcerated population by fiscal year 2035, a rise that would require roughly 2,530 additional beds systemwide and leave a residual need of about 1,365 beds beyond existing capacity when certain capacities are subtracted.
Schultz said the commission’s models are drawn from KDOC and…
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