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La Plata County Jail finds success in helping drug addiction with MAT program

Treatment procedures were already in place before Colorado’s new fentanyl laws took effect

La Plata County officials tour jail

Commissioners briefed on detention center upgrades, new armored vehicle

Rising tensions lead Durango baker to attack roommate with a rolling pin

A dispute about television volume underscored by unfinished household chores boils over

Fisherman attacked in Animas River by hammer-wielding man in Durango

Alleged attacker told police he wanted to hurt or kill someone

La Plata County adopts 2023 budget with 22% increase in spending

Big spending items include health department, jail fence and law enforcement firearms

Bayfield man who killed three dogs and burned their bodies sentenced to jail

An earlier plea agreement calling for no jail time was rejected

FBI fugitive captured during escape attempt in Durango area

Woman was in custody two days before making a break for it during hospital visit

First female inmate graduates from GED program at La Plata County Jail

Durango Adult Education Center has helped prisoners finish their degrees for past 15 years

Former employee sues health care provider at La Plata County Jail

Southern Health Partners allegedly violated Colorado’s whistleblower law

Durango man suspected of escape, shooting officer faces federal charge, then state offense

Elias Buck faces 10 years in prison for weapons violation

Man accused of burglary, jail escape and animal abuse sentenced to prison

Jonah Barrett-Lesko was refused entry into a community corrections program

Art contests brighten walls, engage inmates at La Plata County Jail

‘It's amazing what they can do with just a pen or colored pencils’