Kansas has a procedure for filing a charge against an inmate in a disciplinary report, notice requirements for the pending charge, an arraignment proceeding, and a final hearing complete with disposition and appeal mechanisms. Prisons use three-member boards for the disposition of all major misconduct cases. A single hearing officer typically handles minor misconduct cases. For most disciplinary hearings, the inmates provide their own defense; however, legal representation is provided for selected serious cases. On-site interviews with key staff members, observation of several disciplinary hearings, and surveys of inmates and officers at five Kansas prisons indicate that a number of issues should be addressed. The system is perceived as being too complicated and indolent; officers and staff have insufficient training regarding disciplinary proceedings; system integrity has been compromised by poor and inadequate communication between staff and inmates; and expectations for inter-institutional and intra-institutional disciplinary communication have not been defined. Each of these issues and their causes are addressed by long-term (legislation) and short-term (non-legislative action) recommendations. 13 diagrams, 9 figures, and 8 tables.