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A dentist who worked in two Colorado prisons claimed in a new whistleblower lawsuit that he was fired after raising concerns about the state Department of Corrections’ continued use of tooth fillings ...

Three months after the legislative Joint Budget Committee approved emergency funding for nearly 1,000 more beds in Colorado's ...

The U.S. Department of Justice opened an investigation into possible constitutional violations of Colorado prisoners through inadequate treatment and transgender housing policy, according to a release ...

When Colorado lawmakers overhauled the state’s system of sentencing and monitoring sex offenders in 1998, supporters described the lifetime supervision policy as a comprehensive way to protect the ...