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More than 1,000 people marched on July 12, 2019 in protest of the detention of immigrants in private prisons, including the detention facility in Aurora, Colo. run by GEO Group.

Criminal Justice

Federal judge clears way for lawsuit against ICE over medical treatment...

John Herrick - April 17, 2020

A federal judge on Monday ordered ICE to consider releasing any detainees with medical conditions that make them vulnerable to COVID-19. The case is...

Civil Rights

Attorneys sue ICE to release medically vulnerable detainees from Aurora detention...

John Herrick - April 14, 2020

Update on April 15: After immigration attorneys filed the federal lawsuit against ICE seeking the release of 14 medically at-risk detainees, the agency released...

2020 Legislative Session

The Polis administration wants to open a state prison ASAP. Here’s...

John Herrick - January 16, 2020

Colorado lawmakers are scrambling to nail down a plan to create space in the state’s prison system after the prison company GEO Group announced...

Criminal Justice

Prison company gave Colorado 60 days to find a new place...

John Herrick - January 7, 2020

GEO Group, a Florida-based correctional company, ended a contract with the state to house inmates at its prison in Colorado Springs on Tuesday, forcing...

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Polis administration: Conditions in private prison failed state standards The Department...

John Herrick - December 13, 2019

GEO Group, a Florida-based company that operates a private prison in Colorado Springs, repeatedly failed this year to meet state standards for security, job...

Kamyar Samimi was 64-years-old when he died, shortly after being detained in the GEO Group immigration detention facility in Aurora. (Photo from an ACLU of Colorado report.)

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

Forest Wilson - November 12, 2019

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

Criminal Justice

Denver averts halfway-house crisis — for now The city council just...

Alex Burness - August 26, 2019

There will be no mass reincarceration of hundreds of Denver halfway-house residents, the city council ensured Monday. The council voted unanimously to approve one contract...

Denver

Mayor shames city council for private-prison divorce as Denver charts a...

Alex Burness - August 23, 2019

It appears some early fears created by the Denver City Council’s Aug. 5 decision to sever ties with controversial halfway-house providers can for now...

Ask the Indy

Ask The Indy: What we know about the GEO Group and...

Staff Report - August 15, 2019

It's been a hot summer for GEO Group, the Florida-based company that owns and operates the Aurora ICE Processing Center. Hundreds of people protested outside...

Troy Riggs, director of Denver's Department of Public Safety, testifies on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019, before the state's committee on prison population management. Riggs says he's optimistic that some 500-plus Denverites won't be sent back to jail or prison as a result of the City Council's decision to kill contracts with two private companies that run halfway houses in the city. (Photo by Alex Burness)

Criminal Justice

Denver “optimistic” halfway house residents won’t be returned to jail, prison...

Alex Burness - August 12, 2019

Denver officials say they are hopeful they can reach a near-term agreement to keep six privately run halfway houses open into 2020. As for what...

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