Wives share concerns about conditions at Leavenworth federal penitentiary
Two wives want to share how their husbands and other inmates are being treated inside the penitentiary and camp Federal Correctional Institution Leavenworth.
They spoke to KMBC 9 Investigates about conditions inside for their husbands, on a condition of anonymity for fear of retribution. They say inmates are facing cold temperatures after this weekend’s blizzard, rat and mice droppings near food, and sewage backups.
"The other day, they said the pipes are froze," said a wife, whose husband has visited several penitentiaries before Leavenworth. "People's rooms are flooding, because of the pipes backing up."
It’s just one of several concerns at the Federal Correctional Institution Leavenworth after this weekend's blizzard.
