Kansas Governor To Merge Juvenile And Adult Corrections

Circle Connections: New Products & Services Gov. Sam Brownback announced Monday that he intends to merge Kansas' juvenile justice agency with the adult Department of Corrections system, arguing that two critical legislative audits show the need to abandon "a failed social services approach" to handling young offenders. Brownback contends that the juvenile programs would be better managed and that money now going toward administration of the Juvenile Justice Authority could be diverted into programs for offenders. This was reported in the Kansas City Star on December 10, 2012. Contact information: Sam Brownback, Governor, State of Kansas, Capitol, 300 SW 10th . . .