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Audit continues to see problems at Kansas juvenile center

Photo by Phil Cauthon Kansas Department of Corrections Secretary Ray Roberts.
Photo by Phil Cauthon
Kansas Department of Corrections Secretary Ray Roberts

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — A new state audit says Kansas’ complex for juvenile offenders in Topeka still does not adequately supervise young offenders three years after a report found problems there.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports auditors found that video shows that officers at the Kansas Juvenile Corrections did not complete required checks for young offenders considered suicide risks multiple times despite recording in a log that they had.

The report from the Legislature’s auditing division said the complex addressed most problems disclosed in an earlier 2012 audit but not all of them. The maximum-security complex houses about 140 juveniles.

Auditors recommended that the complex establish a more formal and documented process to verify that officers perform required checks on offenders.

Corrections Secretary Ray Roberts promised to focus on improvements.

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