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Denver Sheriff’s Department is flailing, despite reform efforts

Fifteen months after Denver Mayor Michael Hancock appointed Sheriff Patrick Firman as a “change agent” to reform the city’s jails, deputies see conditions as...

Video: Denver deputies fatally restrain Michael Marshall

Michael Lee Marshall, a mentally ill, homeless man, was fatally restrained by Denver sheriff's deputies at the jail in November. Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey announced...

Family of man killed in jail slams Denver for “cover up”

The family of Michael Lee Marshall -- a homeless man killed by Denver sheriff's deputies -- says Mayor Michael Hancock's administration tainted the homicide...

Scared

The man looked up from petting the dog. Joy dropped from his face. He was afraid of us. It was a Sunday morning, the day...

Video: Family seeks justice for inmate who died after sheriff’s deputies...

Saturday the family and community of Michael Lee Marshall gathered in front of the Denver County Jail to mourn his death Friday and to ask...

Misconduct, Teller County Sheriff’s style

Botching a weapons investigation. Getting hoodwinked by Cripple Creek’s reputed “town drunk.” Illegally busting into a van, then yanking out a sick Vietnam vet...
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