The former Lansing Correctional Facility, originally known as Kansas State Penitentiary, had housed inmates from the 1860s up until 2020.

Most people did their best to avoid this place for nearly 160 years. That’s about to change. When the Kansas Department of Corrections opened a newly constructed Lansing Correctional Facility in ...

The men incarcerated at Lansing Correctional Facility, a state prison in northeastern Kansas, first heard about the Covid-19 pandemic from the news or from relatives on the outside.There were no ...

An inmate escaped from the Lansing Correctional Facility on Tuesday.On Wednesday, the search for Michael S. Stroede continues. The Lansing Police Department confirmed the escape of the 43-year-old ...

Kyle Deere, right, a former Deputy Warden at Kansas State Penitentiary and Lansing Correctional Facility, talked about the prison during a tour on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024.

The Kansas Department of Corrections announced 43-year-old Michael Stroede “walked away from Lansing Correctional” at 11:05 a.m. on Tuesday.

LEAVENWORTH, Kan. — A Lansing Correctional Facility inmate has been found guilty after escaping the Kansas prison in 2022.. The jury deliberated for less than 10 minutes before returning the ...

Anyone who sees Renfro or knows of his whereabouts is urged to call the KDOC at 913-727-3235 ext. 58224, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation at 800-572-7463, or 911.

The Lansing Correctional Facility had 116 staff vacancies as of Monday. The Kansas Department of Corrections says the facility, which houses more than 2,000 inmates, calls for a staff of around ...

The Lansing Correctional Facility has one of the largest outbreaks of COVID-19 in Kansas, with 694 out of 1,700 inmates testing positive for the virus as of Monday.

Kansas Secretary of Corrections Jeff Zmuda announced on Monday, July 24, that Jesse Howes has been named the new warden of the Lansing Correctional Facility. He will step into his new role on Aug. 7.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The man who walked away from a minimum-security wing at Lansing Correctional Facility earlier this week has been apprehended in Kansas City, Kansas. Michael Stroede, 43 ...