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Tag: Mike Britton
“Beyond Reform”: What Michael Hancock has – and hasn’t – fixed...
Late last August, Mayor Michael Hancock and his top safety officials held a news conference to celebrate what they called “a major milestone” in...
Assault on sheriff’s deputy caught on tape, but hardly rare
A city surveillance video puts a new face on the problem of increasing violence at Denver’s overcrowded jail.
The footage below shows a housing pod...
Violence is surging in Denver’s jails
Assaults among inmates in Denver’s jails have increased 784 percent since 2011 and spiked dramatically in the past two years, according to data obtained...
Denver Sheriff’s Department is flailing, despite reform efforts
Fifteen months after Denver Mayor Michael Hancock appointed Sheriff Patrick Firman as a “change agent” to reform the city’s jails, deputies see conditions as...