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‘Dangerous’ staffing shortages plague prisons By Peter Hancock Twitter: @LJWpqhancock
Topeka — During an incident in June, 10 prison guards at the Lansing Correctional Facility were injured when they were physically attacked by inmates. One reportedly had a small chunk of his fore-
Low wages, poor conditions blamed for turnover head bitten off by an inmate. In another incident at the Hutchinson Correctional Facility, a guard was stabbed 13 times with a plastic shank. One wound was so severe that it
punctured one of the guard’s lungs. Rebecca Proctor, interim director of the Kansas Association of State Employees, told a legislative committee last
week that those are just a few direct result of low wages and examples of how state correc- poor working conditions. tional officers are being put at “All Kansas adult correcrisk because of critical staff- tional facilities are operating ing shortages in state prisons, Please see PRISONS, page 4A shortages that she said are the
The woman behind our first Thanksgiving LOUISE GATES, seated at center, was one of the first women to live in Lawrence. Records indicate she was part of the second party of settlers, arriving in September 1854. In this photograph, she poses with a group of settlers who had survived an 1856 raid on Lawrence as well as Quantrill’s Raid in 1863. Reclining at lower right is Hugh “Kansas Hermit� Cameron.
By Karen Dillon Twitter: @karensdillon
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Her pioneering spirit gave community so much more than a hearty feast ure, my Thanksgiving plate this week will include all the standard items: six or seven pounds of turkey, a layer of mashed potatoes, a generous amount of the manmade marvel known as green-
bean casserole and sideboards to hold all the gravy. I know, standard stuff. But this year, I may add a twist: doughnuts. Please see SETTLER, page 4A
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After revelations about the worst case of academic fraud in the history of collegiate sports at the University of North Carolina, several members of the Kansas Board of Regents said they don’t believe such deceit could happen here. Revelations about fake I believe classes at UNC place Kansas University in an the chanunusual situation because cellor is a men’s basketball coach Roy Williams, academic person of counselor Wayne Walden outstanding and current Kansas Uni- integrity. KU versity Chancellor Berna- under her dette Gray-Little were in positions of authority over leadership academics and sports at exudes both UNC and KU during integrity.� the time when fake classes were operational at UNC. In interviews last week, — Fred Logan, three regents said there Kansas Board is no need for a review of Regents
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