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Maya Hodison/Lawrence Times
Crime & Courts September 27, 2024 - 5:21 pm

Trespassing charges dismissed for KU students arrested during pro-Palestine protest

by Maya Hodison

Criminal trespassing charges have been dismissed for three KU students who were arrested in May while protesting with KU Students for Justice in Palestine.

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Crime & Courts August 8, 2021 - 6:31 pm

Majority of speakers at hearing support public defender office for Douglas County; others point to problems it might not solve

by Mackenzie Clark

About 15 people spoke in favor of a centralized public defender office for Douglas County, and a few others — including the county’s top prosecutor — spoke against it or expressed uncertainty during a hearing Sunday afternoon.

Crime & Courts June 29, 2021 - 12:48 pm

Kansas Holistic Defenders chair makes budget ask of Douglas County Commission

by Mackenzie Clark

As Douglas County’s annual budget hearings began Monday, commissioners heard a funding request from a new nonprofit criminal defense office. Sam Allison-Natale, chair of Kansas Holistic Defenders, took questions about how the organization aims to improve outcomes and handling of misdemeanor cases in Douglas County.

Mac Moore
Crime & Courts June 19, 2021 - 6:59 pm

Panel at Lawrence Juneteenth celebration calls to dismantle the ‘so-called justice system’

by Mackenzie Clark

Jerome Edwards said during a panel Saturday that Juneteenth is a celebration of the abolition of slavery — but the penal system is part of slavery. He and other panelists said the “so-called justice system” needs to be dismantled.

Noah Taborda/Kansas Reflector
Crime & Courts April 13, 2021 - 3:55 pm

Families want attempted murder charges for Topeka men who shot teens over Trump signs

by Noah Taborda, Kansas Reflector

TOPEKA — Family and supporters of five teenagers involved in a Halloween shooting are calling […]

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