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Denver needs an elected sheriff, free of political influence, activists say
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Despite reforms, the Denver Sheriff’s Department’s management of the city jail system remains a “quagmire,” an activist group says. That’s why Denver County taxpayers should have the power to elect their sheriff. Denver is one of only two Colorado counties that doesn’t elect its sheriff; the mayor makes the pick. Over the weekend, the Colorado…
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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.…
