Sentencing Commission projects 20.6% prison population rise by 2035; commission urges policy options alongside construction planning
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.
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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.
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