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‘Sovereign Citizen’ Bruce Doucette Sentenced To 38 years
He was a leader in drafting fake warrants for various elected officials’ arrests, phony subpoenas, and other paperwork he would “serve” on the various public offices.
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Lakewood City Council Takes A Stand For #MeToo With New Harassment Policies
The historic expulsion of state Rep. Steve Lebsock and allegations against Mayor Michael Hancock fueled the policy change.
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Officials Fear Financial Penalties In Light Of Jail Mental Competency Bill’s Failure
A bill that died at the stroke of midnight Thursday would have shifted much of the state’s mentally ill treatment for people in jail to the jails themselves.
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State Pushes For Longer Treatment Window For Mentally Ill Inmates
In the final few days of the legislative session, the bills will likely get a final Senate vote by the end of the week and then head to the House for consideration.
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State Seeks Release, Mental Health Treatment For Certain Inmates
The state has been sued for how they’ve handled people deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial three times since 2008.
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Denver Police Chief Robert White To Retire
The news comes just two weeks after Denver Mayor Michael Hancock decided not to discipline White for two separate incidents.
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Justice Legal Aid Review Complicates Colorado Immigration Advocates’ Work
Review of the Legal Orientation Program by the Department of Justice has left lawyers funded by the program scrambling to figure out how to meet needs moving forward.
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El Paso County Jail Will Have To Release Immigrant Detainees, Court Rules
El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder had been holding some inmates for weeks and months beyond their sentences at the request of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
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Crime Victim Advocates See Racial Disparities In Support Services
With this effort, the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition is trying to highlight the connections between crime victims and offenders.
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Denver Mayor Won’t Discipline Police Chief Over Chase, Records Request
Michael Hancock called for Robert White to use more professionalism and ordered an to overhaul the way the department handles open records requests.
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‘We Make Do’: Jails Aren’t Always Purpose-Built In Rural Counties Like Saguache
“What I saw at Saguache was absolutely horrific. I’ve never seen anything like it in my entire career,” said Boulder DA Michael Dougherty.
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Colorado’s Opioid Crisis Fuels Alamosa’s Jail Overcrowding
More than 90 percent of the people booked into Alamosa County Jail are either addicted to drugs or are in for drug-related charges.
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Defendants Outnumber The Convicted In San Luis And Other Crowded Rural Jails
Advocates are urging state judges to be more liberal about letting pre-trial defendants leave jail without paying a cash bond.
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Handcuffed By Voters, Pueblo Jail Officials Don’t See A Clear Fix For ‘No Room At The Inn’
Colorado’s jails face a lot of challenges; many are dangerously overcrowded and dilapidated. In Pueblo, the problem is finding money after voters rejected a tax in November.
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Colorado’s Jails Are Deeply Overcrowded. What’s Being Done?
Colorado’s jails are severely overcrowded, but half the people in jail haven’t been convicted of anything — they’re stuck behind bars because they can’t pay bond.
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Jailed Mennonite Investigator To Appeal To Colorado’s Supreme Court
“If the state was not seeking to execute Mr. Ray, she would happily testify,” said Lindecrantz’s attorney Mari Newman.