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Johnson County Focuses on Accessibility with New $193 Million Courthouse

August 22, 2018May 13, 2019 Correctional News 672 Views Accessibility, Construction, Courthouse, Johnson County, Kansas

Accessibility is said to be the focal point of a new courthouse construction project currently underway in Johnson County. According to the Kansas City Star, the $193 million project is currently in the concept and design phase, with a number of partners on board, including the Johnson County commissioners, the City of Olathe, and Olathe’s Persons with Disabilities Advisory Board.

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Missouri’s Johnson County Department of Corrections Helps Inmates Become Skilled Laborers

March 27, 2018January 2, 2019 Correctional News 635 Views JCDC, Johnson County, Johnson County Department of Corrections, Johnson County Department of Corrections Adult Residential Center, Kansas

Thanks to a $200,000 grant from the adjoining state of Kansas, inmates in the Johnson County Department of Corrections Adult Residential Center have a fast pass to join the construction industry as compensated skilled laborers building a variety of construction projects.