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by Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Kansas News Service Kansas can no longer put off care for Medicaid patients with hepatitis C because of a recent legal settlement. But hundreds of the state’s prison inmates not covered by that lawsuit will have to wait another year for the pricey treatment. That raises concerns about whether the delay constitutes … Continue reading “Many Kansas inmates will wait for hepatitis C treatment despite recent legal settlement”

by Nomin Ujiyediin, Kansas News Service The state spending review panel is freeing up some of the money the Kansas Department of Corrections asked for to place inmates in county jails and private facilities. Prison officials say it’s a last resort. Desperate to relieve the strain on state prisons that are already over capacity, officials … Continue reading “Kansas poised to use private prisons”