Community activists opposed to jail expansion proposals in Benton and Washington counties will be able to offer their alternatives to county panels discussing the criminal justice system.
Community activists opposed to jail expansion proposals in Benton and Washington counties will be able to offer their alternatives to county panels discussing the criminal justice system.
Washington County's justices of the peace on Thursday approved spending another $1 million for architectural and engineering work on a plan to expand the county's Detention Center.
Sheriff Tim Helder says Washington County needs more jail space, and he wants the Quorum Court to ask voters to approve a jail expansion project in the November general election.
Sheriff Tim Helder says Washington County needs more jail space and he wants the Quorum Court to ask voters to approve a jail expansion project in the November general election.