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Police officers' testimony about misconduct and retaliation is driving the Colorado legislature's latest effort at police oversight, led by state Reps. Leslie Herod and Jennifer Bacon.

Testimony from frontline police officers in Edgewater, Colorado Springs and Denver about retaliation they faced for reporting misconduct is driving state lawmakers’ latest effort at police oversight. But law enforcement leaders are pushing for changes to the bill.

Police officers' testimony about misconduct and retaliation is driving the Colorado legislature's latest effort at police oversight, led by state Reps. Leslie Herod and Jennifer Bacon.

The Fremont County Commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday opposing House Bill 24-1460, a bill they say disempowers law enforcement locally and across the state. The resolution supports the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement agencies and personnel and opposes the bill, “Measures To Strengthen Responses To Law  Enforcement Misconduct.” The bill requires a […]

The working groups guide has suggestions for how District Attorneys offices could handle complaints and ensure past convictions are correct. (Getty Images) What happens when theres a complaint of a wrongful conviction? If there is a miscarriage of justice, how do prosecutors prevent it from happening again? Many district attorneys offices in Massachusetts have various ways of handling complaints and ensuring past convictions are correct. However, a new guide from a group that has been looking i...