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The Kansas Department of Corrections is scanning inmate mail statewide to stem the tide of drugs. But critics say they aren't following policy.
Frustration is running high in Kansas prisons, both on COVID and perilously low staffing levels which have locked down the state's two largest prisons.
The rise in vaccinations has made that a reality for many — but not Trish Gaston. Gaston's two sons are incarcerated at Lansing Correctional Facility, the largest prison in the state and the site of one of the worst COVID-19 hotspots in the nation. Both of her sons have been vaccinated. But when Gaston drove the three hours from her Wichita home to visit them earlier this month, a hug was out of the question — the Kansas Department of Corrections still isn't allowing contact visits. "It was hard," Gaston said. "I mean, I was thankful to see them. ... But it was just really hard. And y...