Justice Center - media & history

Some local reporting of recent meetings concerning this project can be found at the following sites:

Daily Mining Gazette articles

County board adds $15M justice center bond to ballot - http://mininggazette.com/page/content.detail/id/510834.html

Camp Kitwen not feasible - http://mininggazette.com/page/content.detail/id/506598.html

Committee meeting with area residents - http://mininggazette.com/page/content.detail/id/510024.html

Committee presentation to Commissioners - http://mininggazette.com/page/content.detail/id/510485.html

Channel 6 reporting

Houghton residents protest new justice center - http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/news/story.aspx?id=482711

Justice Center still facing opposition - http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/news/story.aspx?id=476185

Houghton residents don't want a new jail - http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/news/story.aspx?id=455680

Voters may have to decide on Justice Center - http://www.uppermichiganssource.com/news/story.aspx?id=471051

Committee presentation to Houghton County Commission

You can find a copy of the committee’s presentation to the Commission and a copy of their “Sourcebook” on the home page of the Houghton County web site http://www.houghtoncounty.net/

UPCAP study on county jails

The committee took much of their background material from a 2008 study done by UPCAP on UP County jails. You can find their report at http://www.digital-community.com/demo/upcap.org/programs_services/jail.htmlPHPSESSID=84d40dc93c904b500ff880bfc4982038

UPCAP full report http://www.upcap.org/includes/downloads/ppendix_g_houghton_county1.pdf?PHPSESSID=e124bc62ca30b155f099d1a281b2d206