Topeka Correctional Facility- photo Kan. Dpt. of Corrections
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The warden of the Topeka Correctional Facility says everyone is working hard to ensure the safety of women inmates at the prison.
A federal investigation found in 2012 that sexual misconduct and abuse of inmates was rampant at the prison. On Jan. 9, the U.S. Department of Justice and the state announced a settlement that resolved the prison of those allegations.
Warden Hope Cooper, who took over when the former warden was transferred after the sex scandal was first revealed in 2009, says several steps have been taken to improve the women’s safety.
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Cooper says security has been improved and staff was added at the prison. And she says females were put into positions of authority at the prison.