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Tag: Christie Donner
Colorado’s prison population is dropping, but not fast enough, advocates say...
Colorado's prison population has dropped to the lowest level since 2004, according to reports from the Colorado Department of Corrections.
As of April 30, the...
Leaving a halfway house can land you in prison. That could...
In 2010, Jenny Chestnut said she was found guilty of shoplifting and sentenced to serve three years in a halfway house in Greeley. After...
Why Gitmo detainees won’t save a dud Colorado supermax
The plan to close the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay has triggered a flurry of election-year fear mongering about the possibility of federal detainees...
Slain Colorado Corrections Chief Clements No Friend to Prison Culture Inertia
Prison work is an insular occupation. Corrections officials tend to inhabit a culture unto themselves-- tight-lipped, low profile and tough as nails. Tom Clements was an exception.
Drug Court: The Other Side of the Coin
The return of Denver's drug court this week has been hailed by everyone from the mayor to the district attorney to graduates of the...