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64-538: The facility was originally known as the Kansas State Penitentiary (KSP) and was built by prison labor in the 1860s. The name was changed to Lansing Correctional Facility in 1990. Construction of the cell houses was completed in 1867. The facility began housing Kansas inmates felons in July 1868 and housed felons from Oklahoma from 1889 to 1909. The prison stopped admitting prisoners temporarily in

128-399: A horseshoe flip to decide who goes first. The winner of the flip throws both horseshoes—one at a time—at the opposite stake, and then the second player throws both of their horseshoes—again, one at a time—at their end. After scoring, the next round is done in reverse order, or by throwing back at the original stake. Play continues until one player has at least 15 points commonly 21 points at

192-401: A magistrates' court , respectively). The Trials for Felony Act 1836 (6 & 7 Will. 4 c. 114) allowed persons indicted for felonies to be represented by counsel or attorney. A person being prosecuted for this was called a prisoner , though increasingly "accused" or "defendant" was preferred. A felony ( Verbrechen , a word also translated in less technical contexts as simply "crime")

256-485: A straightedge to touch the two points at the ends of the horseshoe, called "heel calks". If the straightedge does not touch the stake at any point, the throw is classified as a ringer. One player pitches both shoes in succession to one pit, followed by the other player. This is formally called an inning. Normally only one pitcher can score points per inning, however some leagues and tournaments play "count all", in which all points in each inning are counted. A live shoe that

320-488: A basketball court, concession area for visit and available to inmates during the week (Castle Cuisine). This also has a stage that is utilized for programs and entertainment from time to time. Out in front is the "outside visit area". This area has picnic tables and a small play structure for kids to play on during visitation. Next to Phillips hall is the Annex Building that houses the "BIB" computer lab. Behind those

384-466: A common term of parole agreements is to avoid association with other felons. In some neighborhoods with high rates of felony conviction, this creates a situation in which many felons live under a constant threat of being arrested for violating parole. Banks may refuse to issue loans to felons, and a felony conviction may prevent employment in banking or finance. In some states, restoration of those rights depends on repayment of various fees associated with

448-599: A federal United States district court to apply to have their record expunged. At present the only relief that an individual convicted of a felony in federal court may receive is a presidential pardon , which does not expunge the conviction, but rather grants relief from the civil disabilities that stem from it. In the law of Cameroon, a felony is a crime for which the maximum sentence is more than 10 years, or death . Felonies are distinguished from misdemeanors (maximum sentence from 10 days to 10 years) and offenses (not exceeding 10 days). While lesser crimes are tried before

512-496: A felony receives a sentence of one year or less. Some individual states classify crimes by other factors, such as seriousness or context. In the United States, a felony is a crime that is punishable by death or more than one year in prison . Under common law, felonies were crimes punishable by either death, forfeiture of property , or both. While felony charges remain serious, concerns of proportionality (i.e., that

576-428: A forcible felony in some jurisdictions including Illinois and Florida. In many parts of the United States, a felon can experience long-term legal consequences persisting after the end of their imprisonment . The status and designation as a "felon" is considered permanent and is not extinguished upon sentence completion even if parole , probation or early release was given. The status can be cleared only by

640-409: A magistrate's court, felonies must be tried before a high court ( tribunal de grande instance ). The drafters of the bilingual Cameroonian penal code of 1967 based their work on French law and Nigerian law . In the case of felonies, they chose to set the threshold for felonies much higher than under either French law (five years) or Nigerian law (three years). This had the effect of greatly reducing

704-409: A man gives up his fief". Blackstone refutes the misconception that felony simply means an offense punishable by death, by demonstrating that not every felony is capital, and not every capital offense is a felony. However he concedes that "the idea of felony is indeed so generally connected with that of capital punishment, that we find it hard to separate them; and to this usage the interpretations of

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768-475: A new system of classifying crimes as either "arrestable" and "non-arrestable" offenses (according to which a general power of arrest was available for crimes punishable by five years' imprisonment or more). Arrestable offenses were abolished in 2006, and today crimes are classified as indictable or summary offenses, the only distinction being the mode of trial (by jury in the Crown Court or summarily in

832-483: A peg 8 inches (200 mm) above the ground. A shoe resting 2 feet from the peg was still foul, but no longer cost the player points. A distinction was made between a perfect ringer , which circled the peg when it struck the ground, and a scratch ringer , which circled the peg in some other manner. These scored five points and three points respectively. Leaners were also worth three points. There were no bonuses for topping opponents. By 1925, local newspapers were citing

896-401: A player has 10 points and an opponent has 8 points, and the player with 10 points tosses a horseshoe and bumps their opponent's horseshoe for a ringer, the opponent scores 3 points for a total of 11 points, but does not win the game because of the two-point rule. If a player has 9 points and an opponent 8 points and the player with 9 points tosses a horseshoe and bumps his opponent's horseshoe for

960-496: A player who capped or slid under an opponent's ringer with one of their own, a difficult achievement with a 2-inch peg. Topping two ringers by an opponent with a ringer of one's own earned fifteen points, and two ringers topping two ringers counted twenty-one points. There were similar rewards for topping a leaner with a leaner or a leaner with a ringer. In 1920, the Chicago Horseshoe Tournament prescribed

1024-543: A relatively trivial offense such as stealing a bar of chocolate is a felony." The 1997 Act, modeled on the English Criminal Law Act 1967 , introduced the category of "arrestable offense" for those with penalties of five years' imprisonment or greater. The 1937 Constitution declares that the parliamentary privilege , which protects Oireachtas members from arrest traveling to or from the legislature, does not apply to " treason , felony, and breach of

1088-419: A ringer, the opponent cannot score 3 points, because the winning point must be attained by their own toss. However, the opponent can take two points, bringing their total point score to 10. This scoring system gives rise to the popular expression "Close only counts in horseshoes", or alternatively "Close only counts in horseshoes and hand grenades ". The games of horseshoes and quoits are closely related. At

1152-489: A select few Facility maintenance jobs. Private industry inmates from East Unit include Impact Design LLC Warehouse, Heatron, Zephyr, and Laser Apparel. These PI jobs pay minimum wage and more and allow the inmate to pay fines and child support while serving his sentence. "T" also is where the Unit Team Managers office, Resource Center, and GED classroom are located. In the event that an inmate should lose his job he

1216-482: A successful appeal or executive clemency . However, felons may qualify for restoration of some rights after a certain period of time has passed. The consequences felons experience in most states include: Additionally, many job applications and rental applications ask about felony history (a practice forbidden in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ), and answering dishonestly can be grounds for rejection of

1280-456: A total of four points. If a player throws two ringers, that player scores six points. If each player throws a ringer, the ringers cancel and no points are scored. If two ringers are thrown by one player and one ringer by the opponent, the player throwing two ringers scores three points. This is typically called "two dead and three" or "three ringers three" for score-keeping purposes. Such occurrences are called "dead ringers" and are still used toward

1344-401: Is as follows with some examples: Utility work crews: mowing and clean up crews KCI: Farm, Warehouse, Finishing, Etc. Maintenance crews: Plumbing, Electrical, Construction, Concrete Vehicle maintenance and Heavy Equipment. Paint storage and Small Appliance Repair Communications (Cable, phone, security system repair and installations) Steam plant and Fire and Safety. Inmates at East unit populate

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1408-473: Is defined in the Strafgesetzbuch (Criminal Code, StGB) as an unlawful act ( rechtswidrige Tat ) that is punishable with a minimum of one year's imprisonment. A misdemeanor ( Vergehen ) is any other crime punishable by imprisonment with a minimum of less than one year or by fine. However, in some cases a severe version of a misdemeanor may be punished with imprisonment of more than one year, yet

1472-539: Is moved out of these dorms to make room for other workers. "T" dorm because of its location is the only dorm to have air conditioning. "X" Unit comprises 4 pods housing 64 inmates each. Pod 1 is known as the "dog run," as this is where the dog resocialization program is housed. This is also the pod that houses disabled inmates and their inmate aides. Other Structures: Barber Shop and Sheet Exchange. Very much self-explanatory. Admin building- houses administrative staff and classrooms for programs and reentry. Basement houses

1536-414: Is not a ringer, but comes to rest 6 inches (150 mm) or closer to the stake, has a value of one point (alternate scoring methods give two points if the horseshoe leans on the stake. Also known as a "leaner"). If both of one player's horseshoes are closer than the opponent's, two points are scored. A ringer scores three points. In the case of one ringer and a closer horseshoe, both horseshoes are scored for

1600-477: Is only available to Level 2 and 3 inmates. "W" currently houses the "Brothers in Blue" program formally known as "IFI". "S" Is general population and has no special housing designation. "S" basement contains the compounds "Work Recall Center" where inmate workers who leave the compound for facility work crews or private industries are screened for contraband prior to leaving or reentering the facility. "W" basement houses

1664-636: Is the compound Laundry that opened in 2012. The final Structure is the East Control Center. This houses the central control and security staff offices (Captain, Lt, Etc.). In the "basement" of the control building accessible only via the outside is the Dilution room where all cleaning supplies to the porters are issued and the Recreational yard equipment room. INMATE JOBS: There are too many individual inmate jobs to list. The general list

1728-561: Is up to the home team" in one contest. As successful as the NHPA has been, there are still those who find a park, drive stakes in the ground about thirteen strides apart, and wait for others to appear once the chiming begins. A horseshoe pit was built at the White House in the 1940s by President Harry Truman . The horseshoe champion Jimmy Risk demonstrated his skills at the pit for Truman and Admiral Chester W. Nimitz in 1946. The pit

1792-619: The Lansing Historical Society and Museum took possession of the old main facility in 2024. During the COVID-19 pandemic , the facility was unable to control spread of the virus. On April 9, inmates began to riot citing the lack of health care. Reports indicated the inmates were armed with edged weapons. Video of the unrest reached the national media. By April 29, two prisoners had died of the disease. In late April, large-scale testing began indicating over three-quarters of

1856-474: The United States , where the felony–misdemeanor distinction is still widely applied, the federal government defines a felony as a crime punishable by death or imprisonment in excess of one year. If punishable by exactly one year or less, it is classified as a misdemeanor. The classification is based upon a crime's potential sentence, so a crime remains classified as a felony even if a defendant convicted of

1920-630: The "Visitation Reception" area. This is where all non-disabled visitors are screened prior to entering the compound. During the week on Tuesday and Thursday Evening this area is used by the Staff an inmate workers to distribute property purchased by inmates or large mail not receivable by the normal mail system. "R" Basement houses the Crew 11 office and Bike Shop. "R" & "T" also house mainly "private industry" or hourly workers. Hourly workers include KCI (Kansas Correctional Industries), Aramark Food Service, and

1984-548: The Criminal Law Act, 1997, such that the law previously applied to misdemeanors was extended to all offenses. Minister Joan Burton , introducing the bill in the Seanad , said "The distinction has been eroded over many years and in today's conditions has no real relevance. Today, for example, serious offenses such as fraudulent conversion and obtaining property by false pretenses are classified as misdemeanors whereas

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2048-578: The East Clinic/Sick Call and the upper floors are offices and East hill Chapel. The admin building and Chow hall are physically connected, although clearly of different construction. In between is the inmate canteen, a small dining hall (mainly used as a classroom) and the main chow hall and kitchen facility. "T" dorm being located in the basement of the Chow Hall. Phillips hall is the compound gym and visit center. A multi-use area that has

2112-471: The French medieval word " félonie ") to describe an offense that resulted in the confiscation of a convicted person's land and goods, to which additional punishments, including capital punishment , could be added; other crimes were called misdemeanors. Following conviction of a felony in a court of law, a person may be described as a felon or a convicted felon . In many common law jurisdictions , such as

2176-728: The United Kingdom ), and forfeiture for felony was abolished by the Forfeiture Act 1870 . Consequently, the distinction between felony and misdemeanor became increasingly arbitrary. The surviving differences consisted of different rules of evidence and procedure, and the Law Commission recommended that felonies be abolished altogether. This was done by the Criminal Law Act 1967 , which set the criminal practice for all crimes as that of misdemeanor and introduced

2240-738: The United Kingdom, Ireland, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, crimes are no longer classified as felonies or misdemeanors. Instead, serious crimes are classified as indictable offences , and less serious crimes as summary offences . In some civil law jurisdictions, such as Italy and Spain, the term delict is used to describe serious offenses, a category similar to common law felony. In other nations, such as Germany, France, Belgium, and Switzerland, more serious offenses are described as 'crimes', while 'misdemeanors' or 'delicts' (or délits ) are less serious. In still others, such as Brazil and Portugal, 'crimes' and 'delicts' are synonymous (more serious) and are opposed to contraventions (less serious). In

2304-589: The Work crews of the Richard Christy Memorials Maintenance Complex located in the valley between the compounds. These crews perform maintenance in all areas of all 3 security areas and must meet security requirements before being allowed on these crews. This houses the majority of the maintenance and construction crew shops and storage areas. Also in this valley are KCI farm main farm area, K9 kennels for security, staff gym and

2368-471: The application or termination of employment if the lie is discovered after hire. Convicted felons may not be eligible for certain professional licenses or bonds, while hiring them may raise the cost of an employer's insurance. It is broadly legal to discriminate against felons in hiring and leasing decisions (although a blanket ban on renting to felons may violate federal housing law ), so felons can face barriers to finding both jobs and housing. Moreover,

2432-455: The beginning of the twentieth century, there was general agreement about how horseshoes should be played, but details differed. Organizers of horseshoe matches published their own rules in local newspapers. The most dramatic difference from the modern game was the peg or pin , as the center stake was called, which protruded only 2 inches (51 mm) from the ground. The horseshoes were true horseshoes, nearly circular in shape, and, as in quoits,

2496-532: The compound library that is handicapped accessible. This is also the location of the East Unit Minimum Maintenance Crew Office and Shop. "R" & "T" Dorms. These are not laid out like the others and they are specially modified to accommodate services. "R" dorm second floor is pretty much standard with the exception of having individual shower stalls. "R" dorm first floor Houses inmates and a secured door separates them from

2560-404: The crime itself remains considered a misdemeanor. The same applies for a milder version of a felony that is punished with imprisonment less than a year. An attempt to commit a felony is itself a crime, whereas an attempt to commit a misdemeanor is a crime only if specifically prescribed as such by law. In Irish law the distinction between felony and misdemeanor was abolished by section 3 of

2624-477: The death penalty was reinstated in Kansas in 1994, it was determined that executions would be performed at LCF by lethal injection. No executions have been conducted since it was reinstated, although a lethal injection chamber was constructed in 2001. Additionally, one male death row inmate is held at Lansing instead of at El Dorado Correctional Facility because multiple employees at El Dorado are/were associates of

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2688-478: The effects of a crime upon its specific victims or society generally. The reform of harsh felony laws that had originated in Great Britain was deemed "one of the first fruits of liberty" after the United States became independent. Felonies may include but are not limited to the following: Some offenses, though similar in nature, may be felonies or misdemeanors depending on the circumstances. For example,

2752-426: The end of a round. NHPA sanctioned games are generally played to 30, 40, or 50 points, or a shoe limit of 30, 40 or 50 shoes. The horseshoes can be made of either plastic or metal. In horseshoes, there are two ways to score: by throwing "ringers" or by throwing the horseshoe nearest to the stake. A ringer is a horseshoe that has been thrown in such a way as to completely encircle the stake. Disputes are settled by using

2816-448: The expectation was that a ringer would land around the peg and remain there, some insisting the shoe not touch the peg. In the 1907 "World Championship", shoes that rested 2 feet (0.61 m) from the peg were declared foul, and cost the player a half-point each. A player could score one or two points if his shoes were closer to the peg than his opponent's. Ringers scored five points, and leaners, three. The scoring rewarded with 10 points

2880-565: The felon's arrest, processing, and prison stay, such as restitution to victims, or outstanding fines. The primary means of restoring civil rights that are lost as a result of a felony conviction are executive clemency and expungement . For state law convictions, expungement is determined by the law of the state. Many states do not allow expungement, regardless of the offense, though felons can seek pardons and clemency, potentially including restoration of rights. Federal law does not have any provision for persons convicted of federal felonies in

2944-402: The ground and part of the clay in the graveyard for the new penitentiary brick plant. The work of moving the bodies has been in progress several days, and if the weather continues pleasant, it will be completed during the week. In all, 130 bodies of convicts were buried in the Kansas penitentiary graveyard. Everybody except one is that of a convict. The exception is that of a stranger who died near

3008-592: The ground, which are traditionally placed 40 feet (12 m) apart. Modern games use a more stylized U-shaped bar, about twice the size of an actual horseshoe. The National Horseshoe Pitchers Association (NHPA), the sport of horseshoes' governing body, maintains a set of rules and their specifications of the game on their website. They outline the style of play, the two most common scoring methods (cancellation and count-all), acceptable equipment, and exact court specifications as well as additional methods of organizing tournament and league competitions. The game begins with

3072-455: The gun range. East Unit has a yard with weight pit and track and a multi use field for sports. There are two basketball courts and a horseshoe pit as well. These units have since been closed down due to the opening of the newly built minimum facility as well as a newly built Maximum and Medium housing units built where the old medium once was. Executions of state, federal, and military prisoners were performed by hanging at KSP until 1965. When

3136-459: The higher terrain east of Lansing Correctional Facility main compound. It comprises 10 structures. The dorms or units "R", "S", "T", "W", and "X". The designation of "S dorm" and "X Unit" are used to reduce confusion in radio traffic. Each inmate is required to wear a color-coded ID card at all times; staff can quickly identify in which dorm an inmate lives by the ID color. DORMS: "S" & "W" Each share

3200-404: The illegal manufacture, distribution or possession of controlled substances may be a felony, although possession of small amounts may be only a misdemeanor . Possession of a deadly weapon may be generally legal, but carrying the same weapon into a restricted area such as a school may be viewed as a serious offense, regardless of whether there is intent to use the weapon. Additionally, driving under

3264-402: The influence in some US states may be a misdemeanor if a first offense, but a felony on subsequent offenses. In much of the United States, all or most felonies are placed into one of various classes according to their seriousness and their potential punishment upon conviction. The number of classifications and the corresponding crimes vary by state and are determined by the legislature. Usually,

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3328-478: The inmate's murder victim. The InnerChange Freedom Initiative is offered at LCF. Since PrisonFellowship has withdrawn funding, the program has continued on under the name Brothers in Blue . https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/70765/pg70765-images.html#Page_155 Felony A felony is traditionally considered a crime of high seriousness , whereas a misdemeanor is regarded as less serious. The term "felony" originated from English common law (from

3392-628: The inmates were infected. The Department of Corrections asked the governor to release prisoners near the end of their sentences in order provide some level of social distancing. Governor of Kansas Laura Kelly took no action. LCF consists of two units with different levels of security. The Central Unit includes an 11-acre (45,000 m) maximum security facility and a 46-acre (190,000 m) medium security facility. The East Unit includes an 85-acre (340,000 m) minimum security facility. Lansing Correctional Facility East A detailed description Known locally as "The Hill" due to its location on top of

3456-419: The law do now conform." The death penalty for felony could be avoided by pleading benefit of clergy , which gradually evolved to exempt everybody (whether clergy or not) from that punishment for a first offense, except for high treason and offenses expressly excluded by statute. During the 19th century criminal law reform incrementally reduced the number of capital offenses to five (see Capital punishment in

3520-409: The legislature also determines the maximum punishment allowable for each felony class; doing so avoids the necessity of defining specific sentences for every possible crime. For example: Some felonies are classified as forcible or violent, typically because they contain some element of force or a threat of force against a person and are subject to additional penalties. Burglary is also classified as

3584-449: The number of felonies under Cameroonian law. It also reduced the number of crimes that were subject to trial by jury in the courts of East Cameroon at that time. Sir William Blackstone wrote in the 18th century that felony "comprises every species of crime, which occasioned at common law the forfeiture of lands or goods". The word felony was feudal in origin, denoting the value of a man's entire property: "the consideration for which

3648-419: The number of shoes pitched. Single points in amateur games must measure 6 inches or less from any part of the shoe to the nearest part of the stake. Also, a game cannot be won when an opposing player, tossing a shoe, bumps an opponent's shoe to cause the opponent to reach the winning score. The game-winning point must be attained by the person tossing the horseshoe pertaining to their own score. Examples: If

3712-402: The peace ". The 1996 Constitutional Review Group recommended replacing "felony" with "serious criminal offence". Horseshoe pit Horseshoes is a lawn game played between two people (or two teams of two people) using four horseshoes and two throwing targets (stakes) set in a lawn or sandbox area. The game is played by the players alternating turns tossing horseshoes at stakes in

3776-436: The pitcher/ringer average. Back-yard games can be played to any number of points that is agreed upon, but are usually to 21 points, win by 2. In most sanctioned tournaments the handicapped divisions pitch 50 shoe games, most points win. If there is a tie, the pitchers pitch two additional innings (alternating pitch) until the tie is broken. Championship divisions, or non-handicapped divisions are pitched to 40 points, regardless of

3840-455: The prison walls where he was trying to seek shelter from the cold two years ago. The new graveyard is on a ridge a quarter of a mile southeast of the prison walls, and is a beautiful place overlooking the surrounding country. (Kansas City Star ~ December 6, 1899) Previously the prison's "East Unit" had women inmates, but at a later point Topeka Correctional Facility took the women inmates instead. The current main facility opened in 2020, and

3904-441: The punishment fits the crime) have since prompted legislatures to require or permit the imposition of less serious punishments, ranging from lesser terms of imprisonment to the substitution of a jail sentence or even the suspension of all incarceration contingent upon a defendant's successful completion of probation . Standards for measurement of an offense's seriousness include attempts to quantitatively estimate and compare

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3968-404: The rules used at the national tournament, "as adopted by the national association January 1, 1925." Stakes were 40 feet apart and projected upward 10 inches (250 mm). The scoring was close to what is observed today, without penalty points, bonuses for topping, or special attention to leaners. Even in more recent years, local rules continue. "Whether a 'leaner' will count as one or two points

4032-456: The same basic layout of 2 floors, 96 inmates housed in a dormitory setting of 48 per floor. Each Floor separated by a Dayroom and shower area. Each side houses 24 inmates in 6 cubicles of 4 inmates each. Inmates have access to T.V. at their bunks if they can purchase one from the canteen/property or in the Dayroom. All entertainment devices require use of personal sound equipment (headphones) This

4096-501: The spring of 1896 and January 1900 as a result of the spread of smallpox in Kansas. A New Cemetery for the Kansas Penitentiary at Lansing Leavenworth, Dec. 6,1899 Warden Tomlinson of the Kansas penitentiary has a force of prisoners moving the "convict graveyard." This graveyard is close to the northeast corner of the main prison wall, and within a stone's throw of the women's department. It became necessary to use

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