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Polis, corrections director immune from man’s lawsuit over prison work program, appeals court rules
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Gov. Jared Polis and the former director of the Colorado Department of Corrections are immune from an incarcerated man’s lawsuit for money damages over the state’s prison work program, the Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday. John Patrick Fletcher, who resides at Buena Vista Correctional Facility, sought roughly $2 million from Polis and Dean Williams,…
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Polis, corrections director immune from man’s lawsuit over prison work program, appeals court rules
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Gov. Jared Polis and the former director of the Colorado Department of Corrections are immune from an incarcerated man’s lawsuit for money damages over the state’s prison work program, the Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday. John Patrick Fletcher, who resides at Buena Vista Correctional Facility, sought roughly $2 million from Polis and Dean Williams,…
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Polis, corrections director immune from man’s lawsuit over prison work program, appeals court rules
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Gov. Jared Polis and the former director of the Colorado Department of Corrections are immune from an incarcerated man’s lawsuit for money damages over the state’s prison work program, the Court of Appeals ruled on Thursday. John Patrick Fletcher, who resides at Buena Vista Correctional Facility, sought roughly $2 million from Polis and Dean Williams,…
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Federal judge finds no merit to inmates’ challenge of prison work program
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A federal judge has concluded two Colorado inmates failed to plausibly allege the state’s Department of Corrections violated their rights through its prison work program, which generally requires detainees to participate or lose privileges. Although the plaintiffs repeatedly referenced Colorado voters’ 2018 decision to amend the state constitution to eliminate slavery and involuntary servitude in…
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Appeals court says prohibition on involuntary servitude not applicable to prison labor
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Colorado voters who made slavery and involuntary servitude unconstitutional in 2018 did not mean to abolish the state Department of Corrections’ prison labor program, the Court of Appeals ruled last week. A three-judge panel for the appellate court turned away the constitutional challenge of inmate A. Mark Lamar, who argued the general requirement that prisoners…
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Let’s remove the stain of slavery from the fine print of Colorado’s constitution
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Our Colorado way of life is built upon the values of freedom, fairness and opportunity. It is because of these values that I am in full support of removing language permitting slavery from our state constitution by voting YES on Amendment A. Legislators on both sides of the aisle agree this deeply offensive and dangerous…
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Ballot measure petitions are due Aug. 6. Who’s asking for your John Hancock?
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Aug. 6 is the final day for turning in petition signatures that could put some ballot questions on the November general election ballot. There are 23 approved petitions, although many are duplicates and not all are out for signatures. Another ballot measure – one that seeks $1.6 billion for in higher taxes for K-12 education…
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This Week at the Capitol: April 23-27
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Here are the legislative committee hearings of note for the week ahead at the Colorado Capitol. Committee schedules are subject to change. The daily schedule is available on the legislature’s website. Click here and scroll down to committee hearings to listen online. MONDAY Senate State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee, 1:30 p.m., Room 357 Senate Concurrent Resolution…
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Public TV pundits ponder new name for Colorado Democrats’ annual fundraising dinner
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Maybe the Colorado Democrats should rename the party’s big annual fundraising dinner after Donald Trump, since their enmity toward the Republican president could be the only thing that unites them. Or, if the party is looking to past presidents who didn’t own slaves and are unsullied by sex scandals, how about honoring Grover Cleveland and…
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Colorado Democrats want help naming annual fundraising dinner
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The Colorado Democratic Party is still looking for a name for its annual fundraising dinner – for the time being, the upcoming one is known as the 85th Annual Dinner – and plans to conduct a poll after gathering suggestions. The party is also accepting nominations in four categories for awards that will be bestowed…
