missing persons
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‘Ambiguous grief’: Families of missing Coloradans find resources, hope, community at CBI event
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When Juan Uribe’s two daughters, Michelle and Ligia, went missing in 2002, social media and cellphones were at their genesis. AMBER Alerts, though a few years old, were not the efficient and widespread form of communication that they are today. Uribe’s children – who he believes were taken to Mexico by their mother – were gone. And…
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Colorado Senate OKs new office, alert system for missing and murdered Indigenous people
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More than four out of five Indigenous people in the U.S. have experienced violent crime, according to national data. Those are some of the highest rates of violence for any demographic, with Indigenous women nearly three times more likely to be murdered than white women. Colorado lawmakers are seeking to address this disparity with a…
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Polis signs bill aiming to improve missing person cases, particularly of marginalized women
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Gov. Jared Polis signed legislation Thursday that aims to improve missing persons investigations, especially those involving women from marginalized groups. Senate Bill 95 will shorten the timeframe before a person can be reported missing from 24 hours to two hours for minors and eight hours for adults. The bill will also require state law enforcement…
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Colorado Senate OKs changes to missing person investigations targeting marginalized women
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Legislation advanced by the Colorado Senate aims to improve missing persons investigations involving women from marginalized groups. If enacted, Senate Bill 95 would shorten the timeframe before a person can be reported missing from 24 hours to two hours for minors and eight hours for adults. The bill would also require state law enforcement to…
