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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 2017
Page
1
Free State High School and Lawrence area improvements loom as Douglas County jail expansion and county plans are explored this year. Sam Brownback will deliver the State of the State on January 10, outlining local education and governance priorities.
The Lawrence city aims to hire a new police chief after Tarik Khatib steps down this summer following more than two decades with the department. City leaders will craft a strategic plan tied to the budget, affordable housing funding, and East Ninth Street improvements. New Douglas County Commissioner Michelle Derusseau says jail expansion and a mental health crisis center will be considered but not rushed.
Kansas Lt. Gov. Jeff Colyer, a physician in plastic surgery, sparked criticism on December 15 by tweeting that Obamacare and its expansion will soon be dead, drawing jeers from critics who routinely oppose the administration.
Douglas County correctional officials say a cost saving change made before the 1999 construction of the Douglas County Jail jeopardizes the jail’s core classification system. Jails use pods to separate inmates by risk level, with male inmates housed in minimum medium and maximum security units and privileges and supervision varying by classification.
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