Posted inCrime and Courts Colorado budget writers pick new contract with private prison company over new state-run facility to deal with inmate growth by Jesse Paul and Taylor Dolven 1:16 PM MDT on Apr 1, 20264:20 PM MDT on Apr 1, 2026 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun
Posted inCrime and Courts State budget writers reject request to fund more prison beds in Colorado by Bente Birkeland, Colorado Public Radio 6:06 PM MST on Jan 21, 20266:26 PM MST on Jan 21, 2026 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun
Posted inCrime and Courts Family sues southern Colorado sheriff after 69-year-old inmate died in county jail by Olivia Prentzel 10:25 AM MDT on Mar 27, 202512:27 PM MDT on Mar 30, 2025 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun
Posted inElection 2024 Proposition 128: People convicted of some violent felonies in Colorado would be imprisoned longer by Olivia Prentzel 3:59 AM MDT on Oct 8, 20243:48 PM MDT on Oct 16, 2024 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun
Posted inEquity Colorado jails are scrambling to continue opioid treatment programs as money dries up by Tatiana Flowers 3:02 AM MDT on Apr 5, 202410:18 AM MDT on Apr 5, 2024 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun
Posted inCrime and Courts 400 people with mental illness are sitting in Colorado jails. Some state lawmakers want to divert them to treatment instead. by Jennifer Brown 4:00 AM MDT on Mar 27, 202410:24 AM MDT on Mar 27, 2024 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun
Posted inPolitics and Government Colorado could become the first state to require in-person voting in jails by Olivia Prentzel 4:01 AM MST on Feb 15, 20248:11 AM MST on Feb 15, 2024 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun
Posted inSocial Services Colorado is keeping kids locked in juvenile jails months longer than needed because of lack of foster homes, treatment options by Jennifer Brown 4:05 AM MST on Feb 1, 20248:32 AM MST on Feb 2, 2024 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun
Posted inNews, Politics and Government Lawmakers looking for oversight of Colorado jails cut back bill after outcry from sheriffs by Thy Vo 4:40 AM MST on Mar 9, 2022 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun
Posted inCrime and Courts, Equity, Health, Housing, News, Politics and Government Nearly half of all people released from prison in Colorado return in 3 years. A $1.1 million program aims to reverse the trend. by Tatiana Flowers 4:02 AM MST on Nov 10, 2021 Why you can trust The Colorado Sun