The process of building a new Douglas County Jail has taken many twists and turns over the years. Here are some of the headlines:
New jail pondered - August 13, 2003
Committee explores jail options - February 27, 2004
County officials see need for new jail facility - August 6, 2004
A regional jail? - November 26, 2004
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Sales tax for new jail fails - May 18, 2005
County picks sites for new jail - July 1, 2005
Cost of jail shocks - July 15, 2005
County reconsiders jail site - July 27, 2005
Jail project scaled back - August 5, 2005
Criminal justice committee weighs sites for new jail - September 23, 2005
Jail site suggested - November 2, 2005
Jail site rejected - November 11, 2005
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County pursues downtown jail site - April 7, 2006
County pursues new (green) site for jail - December 29, 2006
Jail gets a death sentence - March 16, 2007
Commissioners split on new jail options - July 6, 2007
Green site for jail gets another look - September 28, 2007
County explores six off-premise sites for building new jail - November 30, 2007
County leans toward southwest jail site - February 22, 2008
A jail breakthrough (the public works site) - April 11, 2008
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New jail plan gets go-ahead, 3-2 - May 23, 2008
County jail plan takes a new turn - August 8, 2008
County sticks with public works jail site - August 15, 2008
County locks in jail site - August 27, 2008
County locks down jail bids of $12.9 million - March 20, 2009
