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Crime & Courts November 8, 2024 - 11:59 am

Douglas County District Court to launch Veterans Treatment Court

by Mackenzie Clark

Douglas County District Court has received a $1 million federal grant to create a specialty court program that will aim to support veterans.

Mackenzie Clark/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts June 7, 2024 - 3:40 pm

Latest Douglas County drug court graduates celebrate completing this step of their journeys

by Mackenzie Clark

Three new graduates of Douglas County drug court can now start with a clean slate and continue to build on the people they’ve grown to be throughout their time in the program.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts October 7, 2023 - 10:55 am

Renewed hope: Douglas County drug court graduate has created a new path for herself

by Mackenzie Clark

Over the past couple of years, Hope Thommen and Jason Hall have been the only constants in each other’s lives. Everything has changed for the better in sobriety, and they’re putting broken pieces back together.

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Crime & Courts February 28, 2022 - 3:18 pm

Douglas County restorative justice program aims to give voice to victims, reduce juvenile reoffenses

by Andrea Albright

The Douglas County DA’s office is seeking to expand its alternatives to incarceration by establishing a restorative justice program intended to give a voice to victims and reduce recidivism.

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