I want to know what it is (Gov. Jared Polis’) administration is going to do and going to support, beyond just continued requests for more beds, building more prisons and spending more

Gov. Jared Polis' budget director is sounding an alarm about the need for new prison facilities amid a growing inmate population.

Colorado lawmakers are proposing several changes to a state law that sponsors say would help ease overcrowding and reduce strain on state facilities. The proposal would mandate data reporting, as well require certain actions,

It does sound like our initial denial got some traction,” budget committee chair Rep. Emily Sirota said. “But we’ve not seen anything really presented — certainly

Days after rejecting the same request, lawmakers signed off on millions of dollars in prison bed funding as overcrowding pressures grow.

Peters, 70, was sentenced to nine years behind bars in October 2024 for helping an unauthorized person access sensitive county voting records and equipment. The scheme was inspired by repeatedly discredited claims that Trump, rather than Joe Biden, won the 2020 election.

DENVER (AP) — A federal magistrate judge on Monday rejected a bid by a former Colorado county clerk to be released from prison while she appeals her state conviction for orchestrating a data breach scheme driven by false claims about voting machine fraud ...

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 public and stop further crimes. The new system required ...

According to The Denver Post, lawyers said the state agreed in September to pay Ashaheed $245,000, with the deal finalized in mid-January and filed in court records. The settlement resolves claims that he was ordered to shave even though department policy allows beards worn for religious reasons.