Sedgwick County, Kansas Department of Corrections

700 S. Hydraulic ▪ Wichita, KS 67211 ▪ Tel: (316) 660-9750 ▪ Fax: (316) 660-1670
Mark Masterson, Director

Sedgwick County Department of Corrections operates all corrections programs and facilities under the direct auority of the Sedgwick County Board of County Commissioners except the Adult Detention Facility programs. This involves a broad range of facilities and community-based correctional interventions necessary to promote community safety and successful supervision of assigned adult and juvenile offenders in this community.

Administrative offices are located at 700 S Hydraulic with departmental programs at several locations in Sedgwick County. Programs range from prevention services to after care supervision for juveniles, and pretrial release supervision to residential services for adults.

News and Information:

Director Mark Masterson Named Champion for Change in Juvenile Justice Reform

Kansas Representative Melody McCray-Miller joined Mark Masterson as he received recognition as a Champion for Change from Models for Change, supported by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Masterson, Director of the Sedgwick County Department of Corrections, was honored at a national conference of juvenile justice leaders in Washington, DC for his efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in the juvenile justice system. Colleagues involved in the Models for Change Disproportionate Minority Contact Action Network nominated Masterson for the Champion for Change award.

Models for Change DMC

The April issue of the Models for Change DMC e-News article features Sedgwick County. Mark Masterson has been asked to present the information in Washington, DC at the Models for Change Cross-Action Network Meeting (DMC, Juvenile Justice Mental Health and Indigent Defense) on May 10, 2011. The Cross-Action Network Meeting has representatives from 33 states working on these important issues.

Strategic Plan and Key Initiatives:

The Strategic Plan was updated and revised August 2011. The plan contains goals, objectives and performance measures for each program and key initiatives of the department.

The Key Initiatives the department is working to accomplish have been revised. Those initiatives show the strategic directions of local activities for juvenile and adult corrections.

2010 Progress Update On Key Initiatives

Judge Riddel Boys Ranch Program Completion and Recidivism Report

The annual Program Completion and Recidivism Report for calendar years 2000-2009 is now available.

Prevention and Graduated Sanctions Programs

Information on Prevention and Graduated Sanctions Programs was updated and revised January 2011. The guide contains descriptions for each program receiving funds from the Juvenile Justice Authority and the Sedgwick County Community Crime Prevention Fund for State Fiscal Year 2010.

Mission:

To provide a continuum of community based correctional services which promotes public safety, holds offenders accountable, and improves their ability to live productively and lawfully in the community.

Vision:

The Sedgwick County Department of Corrections shall be the model of effective and efficient community-based offender programming.