The public now has access to a complete list of parole violators who are at large and sought by the Kansas Department of Corrections.

The department, responding to a Journal-World request, on Tuesday made public for the first time a complete list of parole violators wanted throughout the state.

The list, which has about 500 names, includes 13 violators who have served time for murder or manslaughter, 14 for rape and 26 for indecent liberties with a child.

An abridged version of the list appears inside today. The full, unedited version can be seen on the Journal-World’s Web site.

Though variations of the list have been made available to police and sheriff’s departments in the past, this is the first time it has been made available to the general public.

Readers who know the whereabouts of someone on the list are encouraged to call 911; Douglas County Crime Stoppers, 843-8477; or the Department of Corrections (785) 296-3317. Callers may remain anonymous.

“I’m anxious to see how this works,” said Douglas County Sheriff Rick Trapp. “I hope it helps us get some people off the street who should be off the street.”

Readers should not try to detain anyone on the list. Instead, they are asked to contact law enforcement officials.

“There could be danger,” Trapp said. “This is something that should be left up to law enforcement.”

The Journal-World filed a formal request for the list after it became apparent some Lawrence residents might have reported the whereabouts of Damien C. Lewis if they had known a warrant had been issued for his arrest.

Lewis, 22, was arrested July 17 on suspicion of taking part in a robbery near 16th Street and Haskell Avenue. He’s since been charged with capital murder in the July 10 shooting deaths of Pete Wallace and Wyona Chandlee, both 71, at their home at 1530 Learnard Ave.

Police say Wallace and Chadlee were killed during a burglary.

A warrant for Lewis’ arrest had been outstanding since April 29, after he failed to report to his parole officer after being released from the state prison in Lansing.

Lawrence-area law enforcement officials have said they would have arrested Lewis before the killings if they had known his whereabouts.

In releasing the list, Department of Corrections spokesman Bill Miskell warned that in the week it took to assemble and double-check the names, some violators have been apprehended. Others, he said, have been added.

“Every day, we probably have seven or eight, maybe nine or 10, arrests,” Miskell said. “And we’re adding names all the time, so it needs to be very clear that this list is not completely up to date.”

In conjunction with providing the list for publication, the Department of Corrections has added a category on its Web site that lets users know whether a former inmate is the subject of a parole-violation warrant.

To use the department’s Web site  http://docnet.dc.state.ks.us/Kasper  users have to enter the name of someone they suspect may be wanted. The Web site does not allow for scanning.