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Inmates donate $4,267 to erase most school lunch debt

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  • Inmates at Norton Correctional Facility donated $4,267 to Norton Community Schools to cut lunch debt.
  • The contribution covered roughly 71% of the district’s $6,000 unpaid school-lunch account.
  • Nearly 30 incarcerated men delivered the funds to Superintendent Corey Roy on August 3, 2026.
  • Inmates raised $3,810 while Kansas Department of Corrections staff added $457, reaching $4,267.
  • Reaching Out from Within, a Kansas prison nonprofit, organized the fundraiser.