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Civil rights attorneys sue Weld County sheriff over COVID-19 response The...

The ACLU of Colorado and state civil rights attorneys filed a lawsuit in the federal district court on Tuesday alleging Weld County Sheriff Steve...

Gov. Jared Polis calls on law enforcement to reduce arrests during...

Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday called on law enforcement to issue citations and summons in lieu of arrests for certain crimes in an effort...

New data provides a glimpse into Colorado’s county jails Several counties,...

On Jan. 1, there were at least 9,802 people locked up in Colorado’s 57 jails. At least 409 of them were held in solitary...

Why Colorado sent an inmate to one of America’s most dangerous...

Rats and roaches. Food trays strewn across the floor. Inmates pulling feces out of clogged toilets. That’s how Colorado inmate Jimmy Valanzuela described his living...

ACLU sues GEO Group and doctor for wrongful death of immigrant...

The ACLU of Colorado sued the GEO Group today for what it alleges was the wrongful death of a Thornton man at the private...

With critical Supreme Court hearing coming up, supporters rally for young...

In advance of next week's U.S. Supreme Court hearing on the validity of an Obama-era program that protects certain young immigrants from deportation, state...

Reformers double down on death penalty repeal Abolishing the death penalty...

Helen Griffiths stood beside a wooden podium inside the Second Baptist Church in Boulder on Monday and delivered a well-rehearsed presentation to about two...

Lawsuit claims Teller County sheriff is working with ICE, in violation...

The ACLU of Colorado has sued Teller County Sheriff Jason Mikesell, alleging his office is working with federal immigration officers to arrest and detain...

Colorado moves to provide free tampons to women in jails Not...

On January 24, Elisabeth Epps was sentenced to 27 days in the Arapahoe County Jail for obstructing a peace officer at a pool party in 2015. While...

Disability-rights advocate Carrie Ann Lucas, 1971-2019, a “bad-ass” to the end...

In the wake of disability-rights advocate Carrie Ann Lucas’s death on Sunday, state lawmakers offer a moment of silence in her honor. Those who...
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