corrections
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Staff member attacked at correctional facility in Colorado
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Inmates attacked a staff member during an incident at the Crowley County Correctional Facility on Saturday, leaving the facility on lockdown and at least one person injured, according to Department of Corrections spokesperson Annie Skinner. The facility has been on lockdown since Saturday while an investigation is conducted. As of Wednesday afternoon, officials were not…
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Federal judge recommends letting man sue prison officials for severe injuries
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A federal magistrate judge has concluded medical personnel violated a detainee’s constitutional rights if, as alleged, they waited 36 hours to transport him to the emergency room despite his rapidly-deteriorating condition that ultimately required amputation of his limbs. U.S. Magistrate Judge N. Reid Neureiter recommended against dismissing Christopher Tanner’s civil rights lawsuit, stemming from Tanner’s…
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COVER STORY | Hot Topics of the 2022 General Assembly
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With 2022 an election year, lawmakers traditionally back off a bit from introducing controversial bills. That’s why they have approved some of the biggest measures of the past six years – oil and gas reform, Colorado option, climate change and greenhouse gas – in odd-numbered years when they worry less about voter reactions at the ballot box. Will…
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Federal judge allows Muslim inmate’s claims to proceed based on denial of religious diet
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A Muslim inmate has plausibly alleged that the Colorado Department of Corrections and two food services workers violated his rights by canceling his religious diet, a federal judge decided in allowing the claims of Ray Anthony Smith to proceed. Smith is seeking to force the department to update its food list to reflect items that are…
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Balis: Fixing youth corrections in Colorado starts by reducing its use
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Disturbing conditions in Colorado’s youth corrections facilities were documented in the report Bound and Broken by the Child Safety Coalition. While the allegations and disagreements between the report’s authors and the state’s Department of Youth Corrections (DYC) might seem unbridgeable, there is a path forward for Colorado that starts with rethinking its approach to troubled…
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Fewel: Stay Free Forever delivers ‘self-intervention’ at home to ex-prisoners
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Former Arizona parole officer launches crowdfunding campaign to bring crime-specific ‘thinking for change’ education to Colorado via mail, online and in-person classes The angry inmate stepped into my space on the open yard and let me and a whole bunch of inmates nearby know in the foulest of terms that he had no intention of…
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Letter: ColoradoCare would stabilize care beyond bars
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Editor: As we wrap up Mental Health Awareness Month, please note that this November, Coloradans can vote for ColoradoCare, Amendment 69, a universal health care plan that would improve lives, including those impacted by mental illness and incarceration -or both. ColoradoCare pays for comprehensive health care for every resident and lowers overall health care costs by…
