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Crime & Courts March 12, 2024 - 1:29 pm

Douglas County launching local program to restore people’s legal competency as they await trial

by Mackenzie Clark

People who are booked into jails statewide have long waited several months — even more than a year — for beds at state mental hospitals, so their competency to understand court proceedings can be restored. Douglas County is now working on a local solution to that problem.

Lawrence news March 14, 2023 - 7:11 pm

Douglas County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council evaluates racial and ethnic disparities work group

by Mackenzie Clark

As Douglas County leaders weigh possibly changing or eliminating the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council’s racial and ethnic disparities work group, some members of the council want the work to get more attention.

Crime & Courts December 18, 2022 - 1:03 pm

Vera Institute report on Douglas County jail spotlights racial disparities, charges driving incarceration

by Mackenzie Clark

Almost one out of every three Black men ages 25-54 living in Douglas County were booked into the jail between 2017 and 2021. 
That number is among findings in a recent report by the Vera Institute of Justice examining incarceration here.

Crime & Courts November 15, 2022 - 4:26 pm

Douglas County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council launches survey to help set priorities

by Lawrence Times

Members of Douglas County’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Council want to hear from community members what issues they believe are most pressing in the local criminal legal system.

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Crime & Courts August 11, 2022 - 4:54 pm

‘This really smacks of harassment’: Study showing disparities in law enforcement prompts Lawrence community members to respond

by Mackenzie Clark

Researchers concluded that there is not widespread bias-based policing in Douglas County, but each law enforcement agency has areas of racial disparity and concern. Members of the Lawrence community have offered some feedback on how they can begin to improve.

Crime & Courts August 8, 2022 - 6:00 am

Black drivers are nearly 3 times more likely than white drivers to get stopped by law enforcement in Douglas County, study confirms

by Mackenzie Clark

Researchers have finished a draft report from a long-running law enforcement contact study, which has confirmed that Black drivers are 2.73 times more likely to get stopped than white drivers in Douglas County, and drivers of color are 1.72 times more likely to be searched.

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Crime & Courts July 28, 2022 - 12:27 pm

Douglas County announces new criminal justice coordinator

by Lawrence Times

Katy Fitzgerald has been selected as Douglas County’s new criminal justice coordinator, the county announced Thursday.

Crime & Courts June 14, 2022 - 3:18 pm

Douglas County District Court plans to launch self-help center

by Mackenzie Clark

Douglas County District Court is planning to launch a self-help center that will be a go-to point for basic logistical questions, help people involved in eviction cases and more.

Crime & Courts June 14, 2022 - 2:01 pm

Douglas County is incarcerating Black people at 6.5 times the rate of white people

by Mackenzie Clark

Black people are booked into the Douglas County jail at almost four times the rate of white people, and the incarceration rate of Black people in Douglas County is 6.5 times the rate of white people. 

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Crime & Courts January 11, 2022 - 9:58 pm

Douglas County’s Behavioral Health Court helps those with mental illness break the cycle of incarceration

by Andrea Albright

Members of Douglas County’s Behavioral Health Court shared how the program has progressed during the past four years and how administrators might further improve the program in the future during a meeting of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council on Tuesday.

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