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Eight months into the pandemic and four months after the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office received up to $15.6 million in COVID-19 relief funds, the county jail became the site of one of the state’s largest coronavirus outbreaks, with staff and inmates stating that they were not given adequate equipment to protect themselves.  The more than 1,200 inmates that pass through the jail on any given day were not given a mask until the week before last — after the virus had infected hundreds of inmates and dozens of deputies. Before the week of Nov. 1, masks were only provided when moving thr...

Heidi Beedle The Colorado Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Board revoked the certification of six peace officers Dec. 11, 2020, for knowingly making untruthful statements while conducting their official duties. The revocations are the first to be mandated by Senate Bill 19-166, which passed during the 2019 legislative session. As a result, those six officers are no longer able to work as certified peace officers in Colorado.  One of these officers was El Paso County Sheriff’s Deputy Russell Smith, who had worked at the El Paso County Criminal...

After 12 years as the Pikes Peak region’s top prosecutor, 4th Judicial District Attorney Dan May says unfinished business will keep him tethered to the office — and the courtroom