Prosecutorial Misconduct Records Protected by Colorado Supreme Court and SCOTUS by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon In a February 2019 decision that impacts access to public records, the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) refused to review a unanimous ruling by Colorado’s Supreme Court issued eight months earlier which denied The Colorado …
Denver, Colorado Pays $30,000 Settlement Over a $50 Bond Fee by Edward Lyon by Ed Lyon Denver, Colorado resident Mickey Howard, often homeless and unemployed, was arrested on June 9, 2018 and charged with public intoxication and domestic violence. He had $64 when he was booked into jail. The next …
Corizon Settles Lawsuit Over Colorado Jail Prisoner’s Death for $3.7 Million; County Pays Another $200,000 by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke A lawsuit over the 2015 death of Adams County, Colorado jail detainee Tyler Tabor was secretly settled for $3.9 million in August 2018. The settlement only became public after …
Colorado police officer decertifications RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS P.O.S.T. BOARD MEETING JANUARY 31, 1997 DEPARTMENT OF LAW, 1525 SHERMAN The Peace Officer Standards and Training Board held their 303rd board meeting at the Department of Law , 1525 Sherman St., 6th floor, in Denver, Colorado with the following persons present: BOARD …
Not In Isolation, Stop Solitary for Kids, 2019 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ABOUT STOP SOLITARY FOR KIDS Stop Solitary for Kids is a national campaign to end solitary confinement of youth in juvenile and adult facilities in the United States. The campaign is a joint effort by the Center for Children’s Law and …
Rogers v. Colorado DOC, CO, Plaintiff's Response to Dft's Motion for Summary Judgment, ADA Violation, 2019 Case 1:16-cv-02733-STV Document 140 Filed 05/31/19 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 22 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 16-cv-02733-STV BIONCA CHARMAINE ROGERS, CATHY BEGANO, ANDREW ATKINS, …
Rogers v. Colorado Dept of Corrections, CO, Ptf Response to Def Motion for Summary Judgment, ADA Compliance, 2019 Case 1:16-cv-02733-STV Document 140 Filed 05/31/19 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 22 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 16-cv-02733-STV BIONCA CHARMAINE ROGERS, CATHY BEGANO, …
Arapahoe v. Rhodes et al, CO, Settlement, Civil Rights Violation, 2019 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No, 1 6-cv-00329-WJM-STV Consolidated with Civil Action No, 17-cv-03131-WYD-NYW ALEC ARAPAHOE, Plaintiff, MIRANDA AVALOS, Lieutenant at the Fedelal Correctional institution at Florence, Colorado, in her individual …
Tenth Circuit: Prisoner Forfeited ADA Abrogation of Sovereign Immunity Argument by Mark Wilson by Mark Wilson The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held that a former Colorado prisoner waived his argument that Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) abrogates sovereign immunity. The court …
Colorado: $190,000 Settlement for Prisoners Ordered Released but Kept in Jail for Inability to Pay $55 Fee by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke El Paso County, Colorado has agreed to settle a lawsuit brought by a woman who remained in jail for 27 days because she was unable to pay …
Warden Turns Whistleblower, Claims Misconduct, Retaliation by Colorado’s DOC Director by Dale Chappell by Dale Chappell In October 2018, a warden who blew the whistle on an illegal hazardous-waste dumping scandal involving the head of Colorado’s prison system filed a lawsuit to compel the state to share the results of …
Colorado Voters Approve Constitutional Amendment Abolishing Prison Slavery by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke The second time was the charm. On November 6, 2018, Colorado voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the state’s constitution that abolished all forms of slavery and involuntary servitude, after rejecting a similar ballot measure in …
Arapahoe v. Rhodes et al, CO, Complaint, Civil Rights Violation, 2019 Case 1:16-cv-00329-WJM-STV Document 191-2 Filed 01/11/19 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 28 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 16-cv-00329-WJM-STV Consolidated with Civil Action No. 17-cv-03131-WYD-NYW ALEC ARAPAHOE, Plaintiff, v. MIRANDA AVALOS, …
Colorado County Pays $800,000 for Latest Excessive Force Settlement by Derek Gilna by Derek Gilna Philippa Grace McCully, a 21-year-old college student and cancer survivor arrested in 2014 for erratic driving that she blamed on a reaction to various prescription psychiatric drugs, was taken to a jail in El Paso, …
Howard v. City and County of Denver, CO, Offer of Judgment, Bond Fee, 2018 Case 1:18-cv-02593-CMA-STV Document 22 Filed 12/21/18 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 2 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 18-cv-02593-CMA-STV MICKEY HOWARD, Plaintiff, v. CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, …
Tenth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Gang Member’s Failure-to-Protect Lawsuit by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On December 19, 2017, the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of a federal civil rights suit brought by a prisoner who alleged Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) officials ignored his warnings that …
