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• Six months’ reporting on Greene County Jail

  By Audrey HackettJanuary 10, 2020

  

  With the March 17 presidential primary just over two months away, Greene County voters are deciding whether to approve a 12-year, 0.25% sales tax increase to pay for a new, larger jail. Read about the project and related issues here.

• Villagers testify on jail plan

  By Audrey HackettNovember 28, 2019

  

  Yellow Springs residents made a strong showing at last Thursday’s public hearing on a proposed sales tax increase to pay for a new county jail.

• ‘Building a jail larger than we need’— Citizens give input at jail tax hearing

  By Audrey HackettNovember 21, 2019

  

  Does Greene County need a bigger jail? And what would be the costs of operating a larger facility?

  Those were the chief questions and concerns voiced by citizens at last Thursday’s public hearing on a proposed sales tax increase to pay for a new county jail, estimated at a total cost of $70 million.

• Greene County public hearings— Tax hike for new jail?

  By Audrey HackettNovember 2, 2019

  

  Should the county raise the sales tax to pay for a new jail? Public hearings on the issue are happening Thursday, Nov. 7, at 1:30 p.m., and Thursday, Nov. 14, at 6:30 p.m., at 35 Greene St., Xenia.

• Treating addiction, in and out of jail

  By Audrey HackettSeptember 26, 2019

  

  This is the final article in a series looking at the proposed expansion of the Greene County Jail, and the economic, social and human issues surrounding incarceration in the county.

• Jails ‘de facto’ mental health providers

  By Audrey HackettAugust 29, 2019

  

  In this fourth article in the News’ series on the proposed expansion of Greene County’s jail system, we take a closer look at the changing role of jails in mental health treatment, including in our local facility.

• Greene County— New jail, bigger jail?

  By Audrey HackettAugust 16, 2019

  

  Does Greene County need a new jail? The consensus of county officials is yes. What are the key issues? And does the new facility need to be 30% larger than the existing jail? The third article in a series.

• Greene County— Jail options considered

  By Audrey HackettMay 9, 2019

  

  When villager Don Hollister toured the Greene County Jail in downtown Xenia as part of a citizen group a year ago November, he was shocked by how stark it was. “My clearest impression looking at the barred cells was that it seemed out of a movie,” he said. “It fit every stereotype I had of an urban jail.”