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
Affordable HousingCriminal Justice Reform & Police AccountabilityJustice MattersMinority Rights Whether it be jail issues or racism, Justice Matters vows to be voice of the ‘unheard’
Criminal Justice Reform & Police AccountabilityJustice MattersMental Health Care & Addiction Lawrence faith leaders push for crisis center over jail expansion
Criminal Justice Reform & Police AccountabilityJustice MattersMental Health Care & AddictionMinority Rights Justice Matters calls for suspension of jail expansion funding, establishment of crisis center in new report
Criminal Justice Reform & Police AccountabilityJustice MattersMental Health Care & Addiction Lawrence Religious Leaders Seek Alternative To Jail For People With Mental Illness
