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Judge dismisses lawsuit of toothless detainee allegedly unable to eat in Jeffco jail
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A federal judge last month dismissed the claims of a toothless detainee in the Jefferson County jail who sued the sheriff and the jail’s medical and food contractors over an inability to eat the meals they provided him without his mouth bleeding or hurting. Brian L. Brackett, who entered the Jeffco jail in August 2021,…
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10th Circuit tosses Adams County detainee’s lawsuit over lack of sleep apnea machine
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A man detained in the Adams County jail did not plausibly allege sheriff’s employees and medical contractors violated his constitutional rights when they failed to provide a machine to treat his sleep apnea, the federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Thursday. Alexander Noel Garcia sued the sheriff’s office and the jail’s medical contractor,…
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10th Circuit tosses lawsuit over inmate attack in Clear Creek jail
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The federal appeals court based in Denver agreed last month that a detainee who was attacked in the Clear Creek County jail failed to allege the sheriff and the county knew of a risk to his safety and disregarded it. Aaron Dugar claimed Sheriff Rick Albers and the board of county commissioners were liable for…
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Public defender records identify Club Q shooting suspect as nonbinary; virtual court appearance set for Wednesday
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The suspect in Saturday night’s Club Q shooting has been booked into the El Paso County jail, according to jail records and a tweet from Colorado Springs police on Tuesday. Anderson Lee Aldrich, 22, was turned over to sheriff’s officers at the jail by Colorado Springs police. Aldrich had been detained at the hospital, according to…
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Judge grants immunity to Jeffco deputy in jail attack lawsuit
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A Jefferson County sheriff’s deputy cannot be held liable for failing to prevent an aggressive inmate from attacking another man in the county jail, a federal judge decided last month. U.S. Magistrate Judge Scott T. Varholak acknowledged certain circumstances in which a prisoner can sue officials for not taking steps to stop inmate-on-inmate violence. However,…
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Federal judge declines to order dental work, undergarments for female detainee
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A federal judge has declined to order the provision of female undergarments and dental care to a detainee in Washington County, believing he was unable to do so as part of a criminal case. Carissa Ann Casner has been in jail for one year, largely in Washington County. She only has four teeth, which limits…
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Judge dismisses claims against El Paso County for jailed man’s severe infection
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A man who suffered for weeks in the El Paso County jail with a visibly-infected leg and ultimately wound up in the emergency room cannot sue jail staff for ignoring his life-threatening medical needs, a federal judge has ruled. Daniel W. Plutt was serving a 90-day sentence in the county’s Criminal Justice Center, with staff…
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Appeals panel rules against El Paso sheriff following Supreme Court decision
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Six months after the Colorado Supreme Court decided El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder could be sued for intentionally detaining a man for nearly four months after he posted bond, the state’s Court of Appeals also sided against Elder on an outstanding minor issue in the lawsuit. A three-judge panel for the Court of Appeals…
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Judge dismisses assault-related lawsuit against Adams County jail officials
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A detainee in the Adams County jail has not plausibly claimed officials violated his constitutional rights by failing to investigate and protect him from a series of alleged sexual assaults while he was sleepwalking, a federal judge has decided. Joseph Anthony Cruz reportedly discovered circumstantial evidence of being sexually assaulted while he was asleep and…
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10th Circuit says Clear Creek deputy who slammed detainee’s head is entitled to immunity
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The federal appeals court based in Denver has agreed an ex-Clear Creek County sheriff’s deputy did not violate a detainee’s constitutional rights by slamming his head into a metal doorframe, leading to an apparent seizure and profuse bleeding. Deputy Michael Hansen was in the process of fingerprinting Eric Magne during the early morning hours of…