Author: SAM STECKLOW For the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition
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Colorado police work history data remains withheld from public despite new laws, reforms | ANALYSIS
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After the 2020 murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, Colorado lawmakers passed a bill requiring the state’s Peace Officer Standards and Training board to publish a public database containing some basic disciplinary information about police officers. But Colorado still refuses to release a more extensive database of all law enforcement officers whom the state…
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In data access lawsuit, Colorado AG’s office is contradicted by its own records
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In October, when Denver County District Judge J. Eric Elliff upheld records request denials for data that would show identifying and employment data for every law enforcement officer who has been certified to work in Colorado, he partially based his decision on testimony from Attorney General Phil Weiser’s office that the state’s system for maintaining…
