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Federal judge orders Weld County sheriff to protect health of jail...

A federal judge Monday ruled the treatment of inmates in the Weld County jail during the COVID-19 pandemic violated constitutional protections against cruel and...

Denver jail inmate tests positive for COVID-19 Advocates say the spread...

An inmate in Denver’s downtown jail has tested positive for COVID-19, city officials said on Monday.  The inmate has been isolated in the medical unit...

Denver’s safety oversight board blasts Hancock administration’s decision in jail killing...

The board that reviews disciplinary decisions in Denver's Safety Department says it's "extremely troubled" by Mayor Michael Hancock's administration's handling of the officers involved...

Complaint alleges a Colorado jail guard pepper-gassed a room of Muslim...

A corrections officer in a Colorado prison gassed a room full of Muslim inmates at the Sterling Correctional Facility in part because of their religion,...

State lawmaker takes aim at school tests tied to contempt charge

State Rep. Tim Leonard, who spent a couple weeks in jail last month on contempt charges stemming, in part, from his effort to opt...

Family of man killed in jail slams Denver for “cover up”

The family of Michael Lee Marshall -- a homeless man killed by Denver sheriff's deputies -- says Mayor Michael Hancock's administration tainted the homicide...

Wiretap: County clerk jailed after refusing religious-exemption compromise

No compromise Kim Davis turns down her get-out-of-jail-free card by telling the federal judge that she rejected his compromise plan that would have allowed her...

Homebrew: Rabid skunks, burst pipes cause rotten smells to rise across...

Cold shower A busted boiler at the Pueblo County Jail left inmates shivering in the showers when the facility had no hot water for three days this...