Kansas criminal justice

The Kansas Legislature didn’t approve money for additional public defenders, but it did support pay raises.

Legislators have discussed multiple proposals to change the state’s reliance on fines and fees. Some want the state to make even broader changes.

Bills on drug sentencing, probation and marijuana possession stalled in the Kansas Legislature this year. Instead, lawmakers continue to consider...

Kansas prisons spend almost four times as much on overtime pay as they did six years ago. The state paid out more than $8.2 million on overtime in...

An appeal filed by a Kansas man on death row has caught the attention of the U.S. Supreme Court and could change how Kansas and other states prosecute...

Let’s say you’re arrested. You’re booked into your local jail and the district attorney decides to press charges. The next day, you make your first...