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
Criminal Justice Reform & Police AccountabilityJustice MattersMinority Rights Criminal justice group’s spokeswoman says expanding Douglas County Jail would contribute to nation’s mass incarceration problem
Criminal Justice Reform & Police AccountabilityJustice MattersMinority Rights Douglas County Commission may be forced to put new mental health, tax plan on November ballot
Criminal Justice Reform & Police AccountabilityJustice MattersMental Health Care & AddictionMinority Rights Activist groups kick off their campaign against jail expansion
Criminal Justice Reform & Police AccountabilityJustice MattersMental Health Care & Addiction Editorial: Consider issues separately
Justice MattersMinority RightsPublic Education Improvement Bullying, restorative justice, equity work among issues discussed at school district’s Community Conversation
Affordable HousingJustice Matters Faith group wants Lawrence residents to vote yes on affordable housing sales tax
Criminal Justice Reform & Police AccountabilityJustice Matters Douglas County Commission to forward report on future jail population to architects
Justice MattersMinority RightsPublic Education Improvement Group renews push for peer-based conflict resolution vs. traditional discipline in schools
Affordable HousingJustice MattersMental Health Care & AddictionPublic Education Improvement Justice Matters assembly pushes for action on community issues, calls out local leaders
Justice MattersMental Health Care & Addiction Douglas County Commission hears but doesn’t commit to Justice Matters’ request for interim mental health crisis intervention center