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Hospitals May Solve Prison Dilemma in Kansas
Kansas lawmakers echoed plans to convert Norton or Osawatomie state hospitals into prisons to ease overcrowding. Corrections officials visited the facilities to assess suitability while Rep. Phil Kline proposed allocating 2.5 to 3 million dollars for emergency housing of inmates. If Hayden recommends prison construction, the change could alter use of the two statewide institutions and the handling of 5,261 inmates above capacity.
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Topeka
Kan
Department of Corrections
Mike Hayden
Larry Cowger
Secretary of Corrections
Norton State Hospital
Osawatomie State Hospital
Phil Kline
Joint Committee On
Joseph Harder
R-Moundridge
Hayden
Harder
Norton
Osawatomie
Kansas
Kline
Overland Park
Richard Mills
Planning Commission
Ottawa