Author: LANCE BENZEL
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Colorado Springs attorney found in contempt for refusing to show up for trial amid COVID-19 threat
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A Colorado Springs public defender was found in contempt of court Tuesday after refusing to show up for a client’s trial, citing heightened risks from El Paso County’s surge in COVID-19 infections. Attorney Adam Steigerwald was sanctioned by 4th Judicial District Judge Robert Lowrey after disobeying an order issued a day earlier that he come…
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Coronavirus outbreak at Cañon City prison sickens dozens of inmates, 13 workers
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A new coronavirus outbreak has sickened 74 inmates and 13 staff members at the Fremont Correctional Facility in Cañon City, the Colorado Department of Corrections confirmed Tuesday. The prison in Fremont County launched a round of testing for inmates and workers after learning that a single inmate tested positive Oct. 6, said state prisons spokeswoman…
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Local voters could hold key in Colorado’s mental health crisis
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LARIMER COUNTY — Standing in tall grass off a country road, Commissioner Steve Johnson shows where voters have cleared the way for a $25 million mental health center, billed by its supporters as a regional leap in the statewide battle for improved care. Three years ago, the reforms nearly died in a vacant lot, cut down…
