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Criminal Justice

Federal Prison Riot A Long Time Coming, Guards Say

At least two inmates have died as a result of a massive riot that occurred Sunday at a federal government penitentiary in Florence. The...

Federal Drug Agency Gets Flack For Organized Crime Claims

The federal Drug Enforcement Administration is claiming that proposals to legalize marijuana in Colorado are causing an increase in organized crime, but the agency...

Aurora Panel Approves Immigrant Detention Expansion

Aurora planning commissioners unanimously approved the expansion of a privately run immigrant detention facility on Wednesday, but opponents of the plan have vowed to...

Aurora Panel Set To Decide on Immigrant Lockup Expansion

The Aurora Planning Commission is set to vote this evening on whether a private prison contractor can expand a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

Hotline To Take Police Bias Complaints

A coalition of civil rights leaders is set to introduce the creation of a statewide "police discrimination hotline" in Denver today, meant to to...

Fremont County Requests $2 Million For National Security, Prison Safety

Members of law enforcement and public employees in Fremont County, home to more than a dozen prisons including the Federal Supermax facility, are requesting...

Colorado Prison Contractor Faces Allegations of Hiding Inmate Violence

A private prison contractor that has been accused of extorting money from the state of Colorado has come under fire again over allegations that...

Colorado Ranks Sixth for Corrections Spending

Since 1987, corrections spending in Colorado has grown 338 percent, the sixth greatest increase in the nation, according to an economic think tank.The Economic...

Union Blames Lack of Staffing Funds for Federal Prison Budget Crunch

UPDATE: The Bureau of Prisons has released a statement confirming a budget shortfall. More after the fold. The federal Bureau of Prisons is facing a...

Toxic Lockup: Documents Shed Light On Supermax Sewage Contamination

The federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is refusing to clean up sewage contamination at one of its most notorious prisons, documents show. New information...
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