County leaders hope changes in public defender services for defendants who cannot afford attorneys can help address racial justice issues and the disproportionate number of people of color in the county jail.
As part of its study session Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission discussed two potential changes to how public defense is handled in the county. Commission Chair Shannon Portillo, a University of ...
County leaders have taken another step forward for a proposed $4 million jail maintenance project.
At its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission voted unanimously to approve a $63,500 addition to the professional services design contract with TreanorHL Inc. to cover changes to the design and documentation of the project.
The changes are needed after the county decided to forgo the controversial $30 ...
County leaders will soon discuss public defender services for people who are accused of crimes and cannot afford attorneys, including a proposal from a new nonprofit that hopes to offer another model.
As part of its study session Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission will receive presentations from Kansas Holistic Defenders, a newly formed nonprofit that aims to provide social support as well as public ...
After deciding to only make repairs to the county jail rather than move forward with a controversial expansion project, county leaders will soon consider approving the updated design contract for the proposed $4 million jail maintenance project.
As part of its meeting Wednesday, the Douglas County Commission will consider a $63,500 addition to the professional services design contract with TreanorHL Inc. to ...
After finishing 2020 with millions of dollars more in reserves than expected, Lawrence city leaders say the city is on firm financial footing to add what they say are badly needed positions.
The Lawrence City Commission recently indicated support for a $1.59 million budget amendment for this year that includes the addition of 13.5 positions, most of them administrative. City Manager Craig Owens said the ...
A classification error that will result in the payment of nearly $1 million in back overtime to firefighter captains, police sergeants and other city employees was based on a ruling in a prior lawsuit, Lawrence city officials say.
The city announced in a news release last week that following both an outside and an internal review, the city determined it had misclassified certain positions as not eligible for ...
