Prisoner move will cost millions

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August 12, 2019 - 10:18 AM

Kansas will send 360 of its male prisoners to a privately owned and operated prison in Eloy, Arizona, starting this summer.

The Kansas Department of Corrections announced Friday that it had finalized a contract with CoreCivic to move up to 600 people to Saguaro Correctional Center. The prison is about one hour southeast of Phoenix and about a 12-hour drive from the southwestern corner of Kansas.

As of Aug. 9, Kansas prisons exceeded their operating capacity by 100 inmates.

“Sending Kansas inmates to another state is an option we wish we could avoid,” said acting Corrections Secretary Jeff Zmuda in a news release. “Entering into this contract to accommodate growth in the prison population is the best option available at this time for the safety of our staff and inmates.”

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