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 KnoxMental Health Care & Addiction ‘It’s a major problem’ Justice Knox meets to discuss mental illness crisis behind bars
Criminal Justice Reform & Police AccountabilityJustice MattersMinority Rights Opponents of Douglas County Jail expansion not assuaged by cheaper plan
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 Matters Douglas County Commission to forward report on future jail population to architects
CLOUTCriminal Justice Reform & Police AccountabilityMental Health Care & Addiction Drug court judge seeks emergency fund for participants in treatment program
Affordable HousingJustice MattersMental Health Care & AddictionPublic Education Improvement Justice Matters assembly pushes for action on community issues, calls out local leaders
Criminal Justice Reform & Police AccountabilityMinority RightsSURE Will civil citations save teen futures?
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