Ellsworth Correctional Facility

10/23/2026

A special thanks to our SORT Logistics Team for their tireless service at every event. You are highly valued and appreciated!

10/23/2026

Congratulations to our SORT Basic Graduates from Ellsworth Correctional Facility!

Pictured are as followed: Deputy Warden Jerry Castro, SORT Field Commander and Major Alexander Carrasco, SORT Graduate Josh Jimenez, SORT Graduate Kacper Orlowski, SORT Graduate Jonathan Martinez-Orozco, SORT Graduate Alexander Mater, SORT Graduate Jesse Staples, SORT Graduate Trenton Dolezal, SORT Graduate Roy Schacht, SORT Graduate Martin Cintora, and Assistant SORT Commander Joshua Smith.

Congratulations! We are so incredibly proud of you!

10/22/2026

EXCELLENT CAREER OPPORTUNITY AT ECF!
CORRECTIONS OFFICER I(A)
STARTING PAY: $48,963.20 Annually, $23.54/hour
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State of Kansas Careers Portal

10/21/2026

Please be advised that we have fi****ms training at the ECF Firing Range until 10:00pm this evening. Thank you!

10/19/2026

Please help us congratulate our recent ECF Basic Graduates!

COI Heather O’Banion, COI Yasmany Ruiz, and COI James Duncan have successfully completed their Basic Training and are now advancing to their on-the-job training. Instructors say this class has done exceptionally well asking a tremendous amount of clarifying questions, and have absorbed the material quickly. It is very apparent that they are ready to progress to the nest level!

We are so proud of you and are looking forward to seeing you on shift. Congratulations, and welcome to our team!

10/18/2026

This feature about Ellsworth includes reference to the rich Cowtown history, the Hodgen House Museum Complex, Drover’s Cottage, and more. Come see us to experience Ellsworth County!

10/16/2026

Because can never get enough of those beautiful CARES dogs! 💕💕💕🐾🐾🐾

10/16/2026

On Thursday, October 15, 2026, CARES, Inc. (Canine Assistance Rehabilitation Education Services, Inc.) held a graduation ceremony at Ellsworth Correctional Facility with 47 guests and their dogs, 22 ECF handlers with their dogs, and a multitude of supportive staff. The recipients of the CARES dogs came from across the United States (Colorado, Missouri, Kansas, North Carolina, Tennessee, Iowa, Illinois, New York, to name a few) and even from Canada to celebrate this event. This group of trained dogs will be serving many important purposes, some of which are: medical assist for Parkinson’s; medical alert for diabetes; medical alert for diabetes within hospital environment; medical alert for seizures; medical assistance for connective tissue disorder; handicap assist; various schools for therapy for students and staff with emotional issues, crisis management, and trauma; therapy within a high school for at risk kids; therapy for family grief and trauma; therapy within a mental health clinic for adults and children; therapy for behavior disorders; therapy within elementary and middle schools; therapy for anxiety; critical medical care for families and healing for emotional wounds; service dogs for disaster relief; and even PTSD assistance for our cherished veterans. The recipients were able to meet the ECF residents who trained their dogs and share experiences with them on how successful these trained service dogs have been, always able to brighten their circumstances, and completely transforming lives of the recipients! The ECF residents were able to share their training experiences with the recipients, see the service dogs one more time, and enjoy the true rewards of their hard work.

CARES, Inc. has been at Ellsworth Correctional Facility since 1999, and we are so very grateful for the opportunity to partner with them in this incredible relationship! Thank you to Sarah Holbert and her staff at CARES, Inc. for all of the help to make this program a huge success!

10/15/2026

EXCELLENT CAREER OPPORTUNITY AT ECF!

ECF VACANCY: PC II - Career Navigator Lead, 223327

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10/14/2026

Staying current on all training is vital for our Maintenance and Special Projects teams. Such is the case with this General Industries Training at ECF. Shown here are staff from Ellsworth Correctional Facility and Larned State Correctional Facility completing this specialized OSHA 10-Hour General Industries training reviewing Hazard Communication, Electrical, Materials Handling, Personal Protective Equipment, Lock out/Tag out, Confine Space, Walking Working Services including fall protection, Machine Guarding, Exit Routes/Means of Egress/Fire Protection.

Successfully completing this class delivered by the Kansas Department of Labor ensures that our teams will be successful and safe. Just one more away our staff are excelling in every way!