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.
‘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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Gamesmanship Or Higher Debate? Appeals Court To Hear Mennonite Investigator’s Case
“My hope is Ms. Lindecrantz finds the courage to comply with the law like everyone else has,” said Arapahoe County DA George Brauchler.
Robert Ray Defense Investigator Jailed After She Refuses To Testify On Religious Grounds
Ray’s legal team is appealing his conviction and prosecutors want Lindecrantz to testify that he had an adequate defense in the case.
Immigration Advocates Argue New Probation Guidance Turns The Courts Into ‘ICE’s Lackey’
Officials are encouraging probation officers to offer up more information to immigration authorities about their clients than the law requires.
Troy Riggs Is Denver’s New Director Of Public Safety
Outgoing public safety director Stephanie O’Malley will stay in the Hancock administration as special assistant to the mayor.
Colorado’s ICE Chief Opens Up About DACA And Deportations
In a rare interview, the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Colorado says things different under President Trump.
ICE Says Enforcement Is Now Done By The Book, Immigration Advocates See It Differently
Removals have more than doubled in a year in Colorado and Wyoming, from 1,033 to 2,535 through September of last fiscal year. Arrests are up too, though not by as much.
Here’s Tonight’s Colorado Guest List For The State Of The Union
Every member of Congress gets an extra seat for the annual State of the Union address. Some take their spouses, others take people who want to make a political statement.
Local Judges Are Driving Bail Reforms Across Colorado
The move away from money bail is part of a larger trend sweeping the country on how to treat defendants pre-trial — before they’ve been convicted of anything.
Sens. Bennet And Gardner Say They Have A Compromise To Fund The Government
Colorado’s two U.S. senators have struck a compromise on a measure to fund the federal government and address immigration issues.