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Update: Colorado Supreme Court denies petition to release more inmates from...

This story was originally published on April 3, 2020. That same day, without explanation, the Colorado Supreme Court denied a petition from defense attorneys...

New data provides a glimpse into Colorado’s county jails Several counties,...

On Jan. 1, there were at least 9,802 people locked up in Colorado’s 57 jails. At least 409 of them were held in solitary...

Littwin: Trump caves on guns again — and why that might...

This may sound perverse, but I’m sort of glad that Donald Trump has done the traditional cave on gun-safety legislation. It took him a...

Littwin: If you’re looking for an inflection point, you’re looking at...

It’s getting to be that time of year again, when some of the faithless turn hopeful, when some of those desperate to be rid...

Littwin: American carnage. American madness. American denial.

Here we are again. Two mass shootings over a weekend. Three in a week. And yet we seem paralyzed as ever about what to...

Littwin: Trump calls for a truce, but only if it means...

Like many of you out there, I have my personal favorite lie from Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech. But before I get...

El Paso County hasn’t notified 61,919 voters about precinct changes

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — Elections officials in El Paso County haven't let scores of voters know their precincts might have changed. The news comes after...

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. ...