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Janelle O'Dea

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  • People were Strapped to Chairs for Hours, Days at Madison County Jail. Many were Mentally Ill or in Withdrawal.

    2 months ago | ipmnewsroom.org | Grace Hauck |Janelle O'Dea |WVIK-Rock Island

    Warning: The following article includes mentions of self-harm and suicide. This story is part of an ongoing series. EDWARDSVILLE – Samantha Slecka spent the better part of three days strapped down to a chair in Madison County Jail in the summer of 2022. It was the same jail where her fiancé had attempted suicide only months earlier. She had been arrested and detained for meth possession and a warrant for possession of a controlled substance—a charge that was later dropped.

  • Redlining Helped Spur Disinvestment In Wichita’s Urban Core

    Sep 28, 2024 | communityvoiceks.com | Janelle O'Dea

    Just over half of all demolitions in Wichita and Sedgwick County in the last decade were of single-family homes. Of those, nearly a quarter occurred in ZIP code 67214. The area had the most single-family demolitions of any other ZIP code over the last decade. The population there is majority Black and majority Hispanic. Parts of all six ZIP codes in Wichita’s urban core, including much of 67214, touch areas that were formerly redlined.

  • A Wichita man’s tale of two family homes reveals unexpected barriers to saving older houses in 67214

    Sep 25, 2024 | klcjournal.com | Janelle O'Dea

    Not just a matter of age or condition? A Wichita Journalism Collaborative analysis of demolition permits by ZIP code in Sedgwick County shows that over the past decade, 166 single-family homes were demolished in the area, compared to fewer than 100 in each of the other ZIP codes in Sedgwick County.

  • Redlining helped spur disinvestment in Wichita’s urban core. How much is an in-fill plan changing that legacy?

    Sep 25, 2024 | klcjournal.com | Janelle O'Dea

    This article is part of a two-part package from the Wichita Journalism Collaborative that includes “A Wichita man’s tale of two family homes reveals unexpected barriers to saving older houses in 67214.”Just over half of all demolitions in Wichita and Sedgwick County in the last decade were of single-family homes. Of those, nearly a quarter occurred in ZIP code 67214. The area had the most single-family demolitions of any other ZIP code over the last decade.

  • A Wichita Man’s Tale of Two Family Homes Reveals Unexpected Barriers to Saving Older Houses in 67214

    Sep 23, 2024 | communityvoiceks.com | Janelle O'Dea

    Like a lot of people who grow up in big families with lots of aunts, uncles and cousins, Jason Washington has fond childhood memories of family gatherings at grandma’s house. Just driving by the house at 1531 N. Green brings a flood of memories for Washington. The single-family bungalow built in 1930 sits vacant and needs repair. Washington, who now lives a couple of streets over, grew up in the same neighborhood.

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