The constitutional amendment allows the governor to move judges from the 18th Judicial District into the 23rd Judicial District
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Amendment D: Colorado’s governor would be empowered to reassign judges to newly created judicial district
The constitutional amendment would let the governor move judges from the 18th Judicial District into the 23rd Judicial District
Posted inHealth, News, Politics and Government
It’s now illegal in Colorado to send kids to lockup for non-serious crimes. But what if they can’t go home?
District attorneys across the state say Colorado has failed to provide housing for kids who cannot return home after they’ve been arrested either because they don’t have families or it’s unsafe for them to go home. State law gives the Department of Human Services authority to provide shelter beds for kids if they have no […]
Posted inCrime and Courts, News
STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting trial in jury’s hands
Seconds before shots rang out in Room 107 at STEM School Highlands Ranch on May 7, 2019, an armed Devon Erickson sent a message to his friend, who also had guns in his bag. “Go now,” he wrote, according to phone records. Prosecutors in the case against Erickson focused on that message along with physical […]
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Colorado judge resigns after state Supreme Court censure over multiple reports of racial bias
By Colleen Slevin, Associated Press A Colorado judge will resign after being censured for repeatedly saying a racial slur in a conversation with a Black employee, expressing her views on racial justice while on the bench as well as using court employees to work on personal business. The Colorado Supreme Court issued the censure for […]
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Opinion: Child abuse reports are down, but is abuse just going unseen during the pandemic?
Among the many things that keep me awake at night is how our family will manage the coming start of the school year. Like so many families across Colorado, my wife and I are stuck in limbo. We’re wondering what the school year will look like for our children – remote, in-person or hybrid – and […]
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STEM School Highlands Ranch security guard reaches agreement with DA for firing gun, wounding students
The private security guard credited with helping stop the deadly May attack at STEM School Highlands Ranch will not be prosecuted for firing two rounds from a concealed gun he wasn’t supposed to have on campus during the attack. An agreement with prosecutors will allow Shamson Sundara to avoid criminal sanctions, but he must complete […]
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To catch sex traffickers and protect kids, Colorado is using a new screening tool statewide
It hardly matters whether the child’s been gone 24 hours or three months. When a teen in the foster care system runs away and is found, a 2017 state law requires caseworkers to screen them for sex trafficking. They had 151 of those conversations in the law’s first year. Here’s what they didn’t ask: “How […]