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Kansas Corrections Secretary Announces Retirement

By Associated Press
Published October 9, 2015 at 4:37 PM CDT

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas secretary of corrections has announced plans to retire.  Governor Sam Brownback's office said in a news release that Corrections Secretary Ray Roberts will retire at the end of the year. Roberts has led the state Department of Corrections since 2011.  Roberts, who has a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from the University of Southern Mississippi, has also served as warden of El Dorado Correctional Facility and as a correctional counselor. He also has a master's degree in education counseling and guidance.  Brownback's office did not provide any details about plans for replacing Roberts.

 
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