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Kansas Transfers 120 Inmates To Private Arizona Prison

Facing a rising prison population, Kansas has transferred 120 inmates inmates to a private prison in southern Arizona.

The Kansas Department of Corrections said private prison operator Core Civic recently flew the medium- and maximum-custody inmates to its Saguaro facility in Eloy.

In a letter sent to inmate families, the Kansas DOC said it assigned offenders to be transferred who were more than 24 months away from release and medically viable.

A spokesman for the department said priority was also given to those with a need for programming and those who had a low frequency of visitation.

Saguaro is one of seven private correctional facilities run by Core Civic in Arizona.

A spokesman for Kansas said the transfers would not be permanent.

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Jimmy Jenkins was a producer and senior field correspondent at KJZZ from 2014 to 2021.