# K.S.A. § 75-5201: 75-5201 - Purpose and construction

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C75_A52_S75-5201

## Section

- **Citation:** K.S.A. § 75-5201
- **Heading:** 75-5201 - Purpose and construction
- **Jurisdiction:** Kansas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** KS Code / Chapter 75 / Article 52 / Section 75-5201

## Text

75-5201. Purpose and construction. The legislative purpose in enacting this act shall be deemed to be establishment of a policy of treatment of persons convicted of felonies in this state by placing maximum emphasis on rehabilitation of each such person while in the custody of the state or under the jurisdiction of the courts of the state, consistent with the interests and safety of the public, so that a maximum of persons so convicted may be returned to private life in the communities of the state with improved work habits, education, mental and physical health and attitudes necessary to become and remain useful and self-reliant citizens. It is the intent of the legislature that judges, the secretary of corrections, his or her agents, subordinates and employees and the Kansas adult authority, its agents, subordinates and employees will construe and apply this act and acts of which it is amendatory or supplemental liberally to rehabilitate, train, treat, educate and prepare persons convicted of felony in this state for entry or reentry into the social and economic system of the community upon leaving the custody of these state agencies and officers.

## Nearby sections

- [K.S.A. § 75-52,100 75-52,100 - Purchase of correctional services from state under comprehensive plans; determination of costs, grant deductions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C75_A52_S75-52%2C100.md)
- [K.S.A. § 75-52,102 75-52,102 - Comprehensive plans for correctional services; requirements; new program proposals.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C75_A52_S75-52%2C102.md)
- [K.S.A. § 75-52,103 75-52,103 - Grants; expenditures for correctional services, determined pursuant to K.S.A. 75-52,111; grant reductions; transfer of grant amounts to other counties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C75_A52_S75-52%2C103.md)
- [K.S.A. § 75-52,105 75-52,105 - Semiannual grant payments; certified expenditure statements by counties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C75_A52_S75-52%2C105.md)
- [K.S.A. § 75-52,107 75-52,107 - State and county purchase of correctional services from grant-receiving counties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C75_A52_S75-52%2C107.md)
- [K.S.A. § 75-52,110 75-52,110 - Required participation by counties in community corrections, options; chief judge, recommendations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C75_A52_S75-52%2C110.md)
- [K.S.A. § 75-52,111 75-52,111 - Community corrections grants; determination of grant amounts; reductions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C75_A52_S75-52%2C111.md)
- [K.S.A. § 75-52,112 75-52,112 - Community correction grants; goals; county priority; proposal requirements; implementation timelines; evaluation, continued funding; secretary's report.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C75_A52_S75-52%2C112.md)
- [K.S.A. § 75-52,113 75-52,113 - Community corrections supervision fund.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C75_A52_S75-52%2C113.md)
- [K.S.A. § 75-52,116 75-52,116 - Work by inmates outside correctional institutions; agency relationship not established between state and supervisory entity; limitations; compensation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C75_A52_S75-52%2C116.md)
- [K.S.A. § 75-52,119 75-52,119 - Secretary of corrections authorized to purchase certain real estate in Jefferson county; title approval by attorney general; uses.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C75_A52_S75-52%2C119.md)
- [K.S.A. § 75-52,120 75-52,120 - Same; pooled money investment board to loan funds therefor; interest rate; payment of principal and interest from correctional industries fund.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C75_A52_S75-52%2C120.md)
- [K.S.A. § 75-52,121 75-52,121 - Same; terms and conditions of repayment; period of loan.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C75_A52_S75-52%2C121.md)
- [K.S.A. § 75-52,122 75-52,122 - Ellsworth correctional facility; establishment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KS_C75_A52_S75-52%2C122.md)

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