Prison - The Durango Herald

Inside a California prison’s restaurant, where workers get a second chance

VACAVILLE, Calif. – Kamiali Abdulsalam, Kami for short, has already been in the kitchen for several hours baking a batch of 100 sugar cookies when he pulls out chilled dough for another roun...

DATE: Jan 6, 2026 | CATEGORY: Food

Colorado corrections department not in talks with feds over Tina Peters prison transfer

Some had called for convicted elections clerk to be moved to federal facility

DATE: Nov 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado clemencies include a public defender and many community volunteers

Gov. Jared Polis granted clemency to more than two dozen people on the Friday before Christmas week. The criminal convictions span decades, with some having occurred 40 years ago. Polis appl...

DATE: Dec 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado could become a national model for housing transgender women in prison

Colorado will pioneer a new approach to housing transgender women in prison that experts say could become a model for other states. The move is part of a legal settlement in a case brought b...

DATE: Apr 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado could pay $3,000 to thousands of people leaving prison – if they stick to the program

Under a proposed new law, many people leaving jail and prison in Colorado would get some extra help from the state government. They could receive up to $3,000 each in state funds to help wit...

DATE: Jan 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado becomes one of the first to employ an incarcerated professor

CAÑON CITY – On a late-November afternoon, at the head of a cramped classroom, David Carrillo stood at a small podium and quizzed 17 students on macroeconomic terminology. For the two-hour c...

DATE: Jan 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Durango man gets prison for arm cast ‘clubbing’

Victim suffered traumatic brain injury, broken jaw

DATE: Sep 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Electric bike loan program in Durango helps parolees stabilize their lives

Manna’s WAGEES sets people up for success post-prison

DATE: Sep 8, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango woman sentenced to nine years in prison in connection with crime spree

Janet Lane stole cars, burglarized homes and ran from police

DATE: Jun 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Legislature approves bill to gradually reduce cost of prison phone calls

Supporters say inmates should maintain communication with support systems

DATE: May 4, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado inmate fire crew slashes brush in La Plata County

State grant means crew will conduct mitigation along 83 miles of area roads

DATE: Jan 23, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

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

DATE: Sep 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday