Probation Officers Overworked in Douglas County

Ron Knox of The Lawrence (Kan.) Journal-World reported that probation officers in Douglas County were among the most overworked in the state - and by far the most overworked in similar judicial districts, based on his analysis of a state probation caseload database. Knox compared the number of adult and juvenile cases with the number of probation officers in each district to show that Douglas County probation officer manage "twice what the average probation officer around the state has to manage