Clarence Moses-EL was falsely imprisoned for nearly 30 years for a rape charge he was later acquitted of. Attorney General Phil Weiser has decided Colorado should not stand in the way of compensating him.
“If ever there were an escape-proof prison, it’s the facility at Florence,” said Burl Cain, the former longtime warden of the maximum-security Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola. “It’s the prison of all prisons.”
Because SCOTUS didn’t settle the looming question on whether the First Amendment guarantees of religious freedom are more important than a state or city’s anti-discrimination laws, similar cases are again simmering in lower courts.
Building more beds across the state won’t solve the crush of people waiting sometimes months in jail for competency treatment.
The "civil bed freeze" was meant to help state officials treat more mentally ill prisoners more quickly, but was criticized by advocates for seizing resources.
A 23-year-old died in 2018 after prosecutors say the two officers improperly handcuffed him in the back of a van.
District attorneys and other law enforcement officials see a spike in addiction across the state as a major source of the problem.
The criminal verdict was the culmination of a legal battle stemming from the church’s first 420 celebration. Steve Berke has to pay a $71 fine.
The case has wound through the courts after undercover Denver Police officers infiltrated a 4/20 celebration at the church in 2017.
Jeff Johnson is the beneficiary of a growing body of research that sentences of life without parole for juveniles is cruel and unusual punishment.
Homicides were up 17 percent, from 57 in 2017 to 67 in 2018.
Giffords became an advocate for stricter gun laws after she was shot 8 years ago at a political event in Tucson.
Officials say it is too early to tell if this spike in shootings will continue further into 2019 or if it is just an anomaly. Regardless, mental health crisis training for officers will be key.
A list that compiles all officer-involved shootings across Colorado since the beginning of the year.
Reforming cash bail, repealing the death penalty and texting court date reminders are all on the docket.
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