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Denver watchdog agency oversight nixed in law enforcement leadership probes
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Denver’s law enforcement watchdog must steer clear of investigations into the city’s top cops, per new direction from Mayor Michael Hancock’s administration. The Office of the Independent Monitor (OIM), primarily made up of lawyers and currently run by Nicholas Mitchell, serves as the city’s civilian oversight agency for the Denver Police and Sheriff’s Departments by…
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Inner workings of Denver Sheriff’s Department unveiled in report
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Denver jail’s average daily population grew by about 10 percent last year, largely due to the city’s growing population and a rise in felony arrests, according to the Denver Sheriff’s Department ’s annual report. The report, a snapshot of the department in 2016, showed last year’s average daily inmate population was 2,221, compared to 2,017 in 2015.…
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Denver sheriff reviews 2016
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Avoiding the use of force by Denver sheriff’s deputies, recognizing and knowing how to treat mental problems among people deputies contact, and handling a growing jail inmate population are among issues Sheriff Patrick Firman highlighted in an end-of-year letter to Denver City Council. Dated Monday, Dec. 12, the letter also noted the hiring of 200…
