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Workers at Kansas state prisons will get pay hikes in the wake of inmate disturbances that have drawn public attention to staff shortages

Officials said the cancellation is in response to “credible intelligence indicating that small groups of inmates at several institutions may attempt to disrupt operations”

Wesley Correa-Carmenaty was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the death of Deputy Mark Burbridge

The official cause and manner of their deaths is pending the outcome of autopsies

The department says the increases were targeted at facilities with the highest vacancy rates

“The reason for the sentence is pretty simple — to guarantee that the defendant will spend the rest of his life in prison”

No plea bargain was made in the case, and Wesley Correa-Carmenaty still faces charges of murder, attempted murder, escape, kidnapping and other crimes

Both corrections officers were treated at the hospital for their injuries and released

Officials said the lockdown will remain in place until they discover what triggered the fight

In comparison, nearly 2,800 men are facing executions in the United States