El Paso County sheriff’s office leans on volunteers, saves millions

Cash-strapped El Paso County is leaning heavily on volunteerism, a trend bound to grow as recession-era budget wranglers continue to cut into services. Sheriff Terry Maketa’s Office announced that volunteers logged 91,294 hours last year to save his department $1.2…

Colorado’s First Tent Jail Open For Business

With El Paso County’s jail all full up, Sheriff Terry Maketa has taken his cue from “America’s Toughest Sheriff” and this week opened Colorado’s first tent jail to dozens of prisoners on work release.

Within two days of the…