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After being extremely short-staffed for more than a year, the Denver Police Department could soon be able to replenish the well thanks to the mayor's proposed 2022 budget.

HOAs' ability to ban flags will be severely restricted.

The El Paso County jail was the site of the largest jail outbreak of the virus in the state.

With the purchase of every $7 phone call and overpriced pack of ramen noodles, people held at the El Paso County jail are chipping away at the jail’s mental health

With the purchase of every $7 phone call and overpriced pack of ramen noodles, people held at the El Paso County jail are chipping away at the jail’s mental health care bill — a seemingly novel spin on cost-cutting that critics say is unethical and possibly illegal. The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that the office dips into proceeds from jail commissary and phone services to defray expenses from its private medical services contract. Since 2019, the office has spent nearl...

Close The Mesa County Sheriffs Office and Chief Judge Brian Flynn are named in an ACLU lawsuit on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, by a woman who claims she was wrongly held for 15 days, in violation of her constitutional rights, over a warrant from Boulder County. In Boulder she was released on her personal recognizance before the charge was soon dropped.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against two Mesa County officials Tuesday, saying they both caused a Boulder woman to be jailed for two weeks for no good reason. The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court, names Chief Judge Brian Flynn of the 21st Judicial District, which encompasses the county, Mesa County Sheriff Matt Lewis and Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. In it, ACLU attorneys alleged that Flynn illegally barred judges in his district from setting a bond or allowin...

Close The Mesa County Sheriffs Office and Chief Judge Brian Flynn are named in an ACLU lawsuit on Tuesday, April 27, 2021, by a woman who claims she was wrongly held for 15 days, in violation of her constitutional rights, over a warrant from Boulder County. In Boulder she was released on her personal recognizance before the charge was soon dropped.

Amid a pandemic that’s roiled incarcerated populations across Colorado, people held at the El Paso County jail have lost an age-old comfort — the ability to keep letters, cards and photos in their cells. In a change that took effect in early April, the El Paso County Criminal Justice Center will no longer receive or distribute mail for inmates, the sheriff’s office has confirmed. Instead, relatives and friends are directed to send all correspondence to a for-profit vendor in North Caroli...

Today Some clouds this evening will give way to mainly clear skies overnight. Low 42F. Winds W at 10 to 20 mph.. Tonight Some clouds this evening will give way to mainly clear skies overnight. Low 42F. Winds W at 10 to 20 mph. Updated: April 24, 2021 @ 3:46 pm