With more prisoners and no place to put them, Kansas faces hard choices

With more prisoners and no place to put them, Kansas faces hard choices
Kansas is officially out of beds for male prisoners, with a population last week of 8,411 — above the system’s capacity of 8,259. So corrections leaders have started talking seriously about two options: Either find millions of dollars to house more prisoners or start letting them go.
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Write to Know
Dear Write to Know: I recently purchased a new sewing machine and signed up for lessons through Harwich Adult Education. Unfortunately, the class was cancelled due to lack of enrollment. Now, I can’t find anyone who teaches sewing.
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Eating Disorders Linked to Self Harm
The presence of an eating disorder in teens has been linked to an alarming high rate of other self-harm tactics, such as cutting. The findings of research conducted at the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, the study also revealed that many healthcare providers regularly fail to diagnose instances of self injury. Out […]
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