colorado correctional industries
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10th Circuit says inmate cannot sue for cruel and unusual punishment over amputated fingers
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An incarcerated man allegedly told his supervisor of faulty equipment on a work assignment and ended up losing two fingers as the result of an accident, but the federal appeals court based in Denver has thrown out his lawsuit alleging cruel and unusual punishment. Gregory Morris Sanders was working through Colorado Correctional Industries, the state’s…
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First draft: House debate on state budget ‘long bill’
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House Dems with Republican support pass state budget The House passed the state budget Friday morning. The $27 billion spending bill written over the course of months by the bipartisan Joint Budget Committee survived House debate mostly intact. House Bill 1405 passed on a 39-26 vote. Five Republicans — Reps. J. Paul Brown, R-Ignacio, Don…
