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Criminal Justice

Sen. Tapia On the Craft Of The Moral Document

After months of working to balance and fine tune Colorado's proposed $17 billion budget, Colorado's Joint Budget Committee last week unveiled its handiwork. This...

Funding Conflicts Of Interest

When a private organization offers to bankroll a public program to fight gangs, do citizens have a right to know where the money's coming...

The (very) high cost of oil

Being an oilfield roughneck has always been a dangerous job. Now High Country News editor Ray Ring has looked at how dangerous.While many...

Will Big Brother Be Watching Denver’s Democratic National Convention?

The New York Times reported on Sunday that for a year prior to the 2004 Republican National Convention, the city's police spied extensively...

Lingering Questions Over St. Paddy’s Day Melee

A week after a St. Patrick's Day parade turned ugly in Colorado Springs, many questions remain unanswered -including why Colorado Springs police followed parade...

Drug Court: The Other Side of the Coin

The return of Denver's drug court this week has been hailed by everyone from the mayor to the district attorney to graduates of the...

‘Hippies Ruin Everything’

To read the posted comments left by readers of the Colorado Springs Gazette, the seven people who were arrested during last Saturday's St. Patrick's...

More Prison Problems

A new state penitentiary is in the works, but questions arise over scheduling, staffing and funding according to statements by lawmakers at a Ca

‘A Sad Day In Our City’

The following statement was issued today by Jim White, Acting Director of the Pikes Peak Justice and Peace Commission, following the arrests of seven...

Springs Police Launch St. Paddy’s Parade Investigation

Colorado Springs police have launched an internal investigation into the arrests of seven men and women during last Saturday's St. Patrick's Day parade in...
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