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Douglas County's Emergency Management Executive Committee meets February 5 to discuss volunteer programs, grants, sirens, and emergency planning updates.

Douglas County's appraiser office shares 2019 property sales trends, 2020 valuation review progress, building permit activity, and staff achievements.

Learn how to request, view, or copy Douglas County District Court records, including fees and processing times.

This directory lists Douglas County Democratic precinct committee members, including names and contact details, with several positions still vacant.

This map, updated February 2020, shows the locations of cemeteries throughout Douglas County, Kansas.

Douglas County District Court appointed three attorneys as temporary judges to help manage the court's caseload in early 2019.

Douglas County appointed two pro tem judges and named attorneys to the 2018 juvenile defense panel for the 7th Judicial District.

Douglas County District Court appointed three temporary judges in early 2017 to help handle cases across the 7th Judicial District.

Douglas County District Court issued three 2016 orders appointing judges pro tem and attorneys to handle juvenile and abuse-related cases.

This report shares early results from Douglas County's Behavioral Health Court, which helps connect people with mental illness to treatment instead of jail.

This study examines Douglas County's jail capacity needs and explores mental health court alternatives to reduce incarceration rates.

A new study finds Douglas County's jail population has grown sharply, largely driven by more serious felony charges and longer stays.

KU researchers reviewed national best practices to help Douglas County plan a mental health court and crisis center to reduce jail overcrowding.

Lawrence Police outline how current policies already address several Campaign Zero reforms, from use of force to mental health response.

Douglas County reviewed a national framework to reduce mental illness in jails by improving screening, treatment, and tracking progress.

A consultant's report offers 10 recommendations to help Douglas County speed up how jail inmates' criminal cases are processed.

A 2017 study forecasts how many jail beds Douglas County will need in the future to plan for growth.

Douglas County partnered with experts to study its jail and mental health systems, aiming to better help residents with mental illness.

Since 2015, Douglas County has partnered with national criminal justice experts to improve mental health and pretrial services.