suicide
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Federal judge dismisses claims against medical contractor for Eagle County jail suicide
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A federal judge dismissed the claims against a medical contractor for the Eagle County jail and its employees earlier this month, concluding there were insufficient allegations that they violated the constitutional rights of a man who died by suicide in custody. U.S. District Court Judge Philip A. Brimmer noted a doctor with Your Hope Center…
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Colorado congressman backs bills to help veterans
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Colorado Congressman Jason Crow, D-Aurora, is working with Republicans on a slate of bills to help address tough issues facing veterans, such as high rates of ALS and suicide. The bills were expected to be introduced this week as the United States marks Veterans Day. They’re expected to target specific gaps in care and education…
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Veteran suicide declines after years of focused prevention in El Paso County
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Editor’s note: Those who are in crisis or facing suicidal thoughts are encouraged to call the 988 crisis hotline. Former Marine Corps Sgt. Heath Miller was facing prison for theft when he decided to get clean. Like many others, his introduction to opioids started with a prescription. He received oxycodone while in the Marines to…
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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over detainee’s suicide in La Junta
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A federal judge agreed last week that various law enforcement and medical defendants had not violated the rights of a suicidal man who died unattended in a holding cell of the La Junta Police Department. The surviving son and daughter of Glyn Hart filed suit over their father’s 2021 death. They advanced claims under federal…
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Federal judge dismisses claims against Avon police sergeant for jail detainee’s suicide
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A federal judge last week dismissed the claims against an Avon police sergeant who transported a suicidal man to the Eagle County jail, as part of a broader lawsuit over the man’s death in custody. The lawsuit, brought by the surviving father of Ian David Lockhart, described multiple occasions in the first months of 2023…
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Federal judge allows lawsuit to proceed against medical staff in Pueblo County jail
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A federal judge on Monday dismissed claims that medical staff at the Pueblo County jail were deliberately indifferent to a detainee’s risk of suicide in the days before he died, but allowed other claims relating to the man’s physical pain to proceed. Jay Philip Pritchard entered the jail on Oct. 29, 2021, allegedly alerting multiple…
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Colorado justices wrestle with whether woman’s 2.5 hours under police supervision was ‘custody’
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Members of the Colorado Supreme Court wrestled last month with a question that previously divided the state’s second-highest court: Did Craig law enforcement effectively place a heavily intoxicated woman in custody and interrogate her for the murder of her husband without providing the necessary Miranda warning? The answer could implicate the breadth of protection afforded…
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10th Circuit gives Eagle County sheriff’s officials immunity for jail suicide
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The federal appeals court based in Denver decided on Monday that five Eagle County sheriff’s officials cannot be held liable for the death of a jail detainee who allegedly was a known suicide risk prior to his arrest. The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit marked the second time in…
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3-day waiting period for gun purchases starts Sunday in Colorado
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Beginning on Sunday, Coloradans will have to wait at least three days after purchasing a firearm to receive it. The new state law requires gun sellers to wait three days to deliver a gun to a purchaser, or wait for an approved background check if the check takes longer than three days. Colorado legislators passed the…
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Proposal for mental health screenings in middle, high schools sent to Polis
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Colorado schools could soon offer mental health screenings to sixth through 12th graders if a bill that cleared the General Assembly is signed into law. House Bill 1003 would create a mental health assessment program for Colorado middle and high school students, allowing schools to opt-in to identify mental health concerns and refer students to support…
