Detention Support Division
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Captain Larry Bragg Division Commander 316.383.7711 |
The Support Division consists of approximately twenty-three (23) personnel and ten (10) volunteer groups of approximately sixty (60) volunteers. To name only a few, inmates may request to attend GED classes, Alcoholics Anonymous, Anger Management, Health Awareness, Narcotics Anonymous and religious services. There are twenty-three (23) religious services with approximately two hundred fifty-five (255) volunteers meeting the spiritual needs of the inmates. The Support Division also operates an inmate commissary program for the little extras such as candy bars, chips and soups. The commissary program also assists the facility as a management tool for inmate behavior since it is a privilege that can be revoked. In addition; the facility stocks and distributes the basic products required for inmate hygiene and clothing. The Support Division is also responsible for the Work Release facility which houses one hundred fifty-seven (157) inmates. Inmates assigned to the Sedgwick County Work Release Facility by Municipal and Eighteenth Judicial Judges work in the community to earn funds to pay court costs, fines and the cost of being in the program. The Support Division also coordinates and supervises the medical clinic that cares for all inmates in the custody of the Sheriff. The Support Division acts as the planning, budget, purchasing, special project and research arm of the Detention Bureau. During 2006 additional toll-free lines were added to the collect call inmate telephone system so the inmates can contact the Public Defenders Office, Community Corrections Residential and Pretrial Services as well as Crime Stoppers and Detention Administration. The Support Division was instrumental in the development of the statewide training for the collection of DNA sample as required by the Kansas State Statutes beginning January 1, 2007. The new Carry Concealed Handgun Law that became effective on January 1, 2007 resulted in the capture of over nine hundred (900) sets of fingerprints that were submitted to the Kansas Attorney General's Office for further background checks.
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