jail overcrowding
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COVER STORY | Meet Lisa Calderón, candidate for Denver mayor (AUDIO)
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This is the fourth in a series of profiles of Denver mayoral candidates. Much of what Denver mayoral candidate Lisa Calderón has talked about on the campaign trail traces back to her life experience. When she talks about her interest in criminal justice matters, she recalls her experience when, she claims, her then-15-year-old son was…
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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.…
