Families of Kansas inmates fear losing touch if loved ones are sent to Arizona prison

TOPEKA -- The drive from Topeka to El Dorado Correctional Facility takes about two hours each way. Leoti Masterson makes the trip every week without hesitation.

She would never pass up a chance to see her son.

But as Kansas prepares to send hundreds of inmates to a private prison in Arizona run by CoreCivic, the families of inmates are fearful the time they cherish with their sons and husbands will soon be taken away.

They worry the location of the private prison hundreds of miles away will make in-person visits rare or impossible.

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