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Tina Peters found not guilty of assaulting inmate in January scuffle

Video footage shows former county clerk grabbing toward another inmate's neck

Colorado bill would make sure people leaving prison would get $100, ID documents

Reentry resources meant to ensure successful return to society

Judge orders takeover of health care operations in Arizona prisons after years of poor care

PHOENIX – A federal judge has ordered a takeover of health care operations in Arizona’s prisons and will appoint an official to run the system after years of complaints about poor medical an...

Colorado lawmakers introduce bill to prevent sexual abuse in jails

State legislation comes amid former La Plata County jail commander’s invasion of privacy case

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Durango man gets prison for arm cast ‘clubbing’

Victim suffered traumatic brain injury, broken jaw

Electric bike loan program in Durango helps parolees stabilize their lives

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