Criminal Justice Reform & Police AccountabilityJustice Matters ‘Knowledge is power’: Justice Matters urges community to read and share jail study, engage with community leaders on reform
Criminal Justice Reform & Police AccountabilityJustice Matters Justice Matters to host public meeting about racial disparities in Douglas County Jail
DrugsHealthcare ProvisionsJustice MattersMental Health Care & Addiction Activists who pushed for behavioral health sales tax say crisis center discussions need to be transparent
Criminal Justice Reform & Police AccountabilityJustice Matters Lawrence hosts digital ‘Tour of Injustice’ to reflect on local racial issues during MLK Day
Criminal Justice Reform & Police AccountabilityJustice MattersMinority Rights Why did Kansas officials threaten opponents of jail expansion with a $3 million bond?
Criminal Justice Reform & Police AccountabilityJustice Matters Group files suit to compel vote on jail
Criminal Justice Reform & Police AccountabilityJustice MattersMinority Rights Opponents of Douglas County Jail expansion not assuaged by cheaper plan
Criminal Justice Reform & Police AccountabilityJustice MattersMinority RightsPublic Education Improvement Restorative justice events planned to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.
Justice MattersMental Health Care & Addiction Douglas County to put quarter-cent sales tax for behavioral health projects on November ballot
Criminal Justice Reform & Police AccountabilityJustice MattersMental Health Care & Addiction Editorial: Mental health center on ballot
Criminal Justice Reform & Police AccountabilityJustice MattersMental Health Care & AddictionMinority Rights At forum, public demands separate ballot question for behavioral health campus, services
Criminal Justice Reform & Police AccountabilityJustice MattersMental Health Care & Addiction Proposition 1 foes will urge county to move forward with behavioral health campus, hire consultant to review criminal justice system
Criminal Justice Reform & Police AccountabilityJustice Matters Douglas County voters reject controversial countywide sales tax; leaders say jail project will proceed after public input