Analysis of CO Ad Seg, CO DOC, 2005 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS OFFICE OF PLANNING AND ANALYSIS 2862 SOUTH CIRCLE DRIVE COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80906 HTTP://WWW.DOC.STATE.CO.US JOE ORTIZ Executive Director NOLIN RENFROW Director of Prisons C. SCOTT HROMAS Director of Research ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Many people were instrumental in seeing this project …
ACLU Letter to CO DOC re Female Body Cavity Searches, ACLU, 2010 FOUNDATION AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION of COLORADO C. Ray Drew, Executive Director· Mark Silverstein, Legal Director August 23, 2010 Ari Zavaras, Executive Director Colorado Department of Corrections 2862 S. Circle Drive Colorado Springs, CO, 80906 Via First Class …
Open the Door - Segregation Reforms in Colorado, CO DOC OPEN THE DOOR – SEGREGATION REFORMS IN COLORADO Written By: Rick Raemisch, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Corrections Kellie Wasko, Deputy Executive Director, Colorado Department of Corrections In 1993, the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) completed construction of its first …
CO Prison Riot at Crowley Corr Fac Case Reports 2004(3), CO DOC, 2004 EXHIBITD PARTIAL LIST OIG/CCA INTERVIEWS OF PLAINTIFFS Bate Number Warren Johnson Richard Allison William Morris Joseph Bland Hilario Vasquez Mark Garcia Richard Gonzales Ross Nuanes Ronald Larkins Gregory White Larry Eche Rudy Alvarado Brandon Clary Jeffery Gillis …
In Past Three Years, Governors in Three States Declare Moratorium on Executions by Christopher Zoukis In Past Three Years, Governors in Three States Declare Moratorium on Executions by Christopher Zoukis Three states have imposed moratoriums on the death penalty since 2013, raising to 11 the number of states that still …
Johnson-Hess on behalf Estate of Robert Knott v. USA, US, Complaint, 2016 Case 1:16-cv-00117-MEH Document 1 Filed 01/15/16 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 22 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Elaine Johnson-Hess, personal representative of the estate of Robert Knott, Plaintiff; Case No. _________ The Hon. _________ …
Denver Sheriff’s Office Mishandles Prisoners’ Grievances by Denver’s Office of Independent Monitor (OIM) filed a six chapter report critiquing procedures within the Denver Police Department (DPD) and the Denver Sheriff’s Department (DSD). Chapter two of the report detailed deficiencies in the manner in which the DSD handled prisoners’ most serious …
Denver Wins Sexual Harassment Suit Filed by Former Jail Captain; Tenth Circuit Affirms by Matthew Clarke by Matt Clarke On May 29, 2014, a Colorado federal jury found in favor of the City of Denver in a lawsuit brought by a former jail captain who was allegedly sexually harassed by …
Colorado Court Finds Book Limitation Policy Violates Prisoner’s Religious Rights, but Case Reversed on Appeal by David Reutter A federal district court held that a Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) policy which limits prisoners in administrative segregation to having no more than two personal books at a time violates the …
Sale v. Anderson et al, CO, Complaint, out of state transfer political prisoner, 2015 Case 1:15-cv-02728-LTB Document 1 Filed 12/16/15 USDC Colorado Page 1 of 28 Case 1:15-cv-02728-LTB Document 1 Filed 12/16/15 USDC Colorado Page 2 of 28 Case 1:15-cv-02728-LTB Document 1 Filed 12/16/15 USDC Colorado Page 3 of 28 …
One-Continuous-Sentence Rule Governs Colorado Parole Eligibility Dates by Mark Wilson One-Continuous-Sentence Rule Governs Colorado Parole Eligibility Dates by Mark Wilson The Colorado Supreme Court held last year that state prison officials had misapplied the law and miscalculated a prisoner’s parole eligibility date (PED) for his consecutive sentence. Colorado law requires …
Supermax Censorship Claimed by Prison Legal News by Alan Prendergast Supermax Censorship Claimed by Prison Legal News by Alan Prendergast The U.S. Penitentiary Administrative Maximum outside Florence, Colorado, better known as ADX, has a deserved reputation as the highest-security supermax prison on the planet. It houses some of the most …
New York Court of Appeals Reverses for Reporter in Confidentiality Issue by New York Court of Appeals Reverses for Reporter in Confidentiality Issue The New York Court of Appeals reversed, on December 10, 2013, the New York Supreme Court's issuance of a subpoena compelling investigative reporter Jana Winter to appear …
Tenth Circuit Finds Prisoner's First Amendment Claim Substantive and Remands Case by Tenth Circuit Finds Prisoner's First Amendment Claim Substantive and Remands Case On March 10, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit held that a Colorado prisoner's civil rights claim against prison guards and officials …
Cunningham v. FBOP, CO, Order on CLA Assn Standing, Mental Health in Prisons, 2015 IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLORADO Civil Action No. 12-cv-01570-RPM HAROLD CUNNINGHAM, CARLTON DUNBAR, JOHN W. NARDUCCI, JR., JEREMY PINSON, JOHN J. POWERS, ERNEST NORMAN SHAIFER, and MARCELLUS WASHINGTON, each individually …
Inside America’s Toughest Federal Prison by Mark Binelli Inside America’s Toughest Federal Prison by Mark Binelli, New York Times Magazine For years, conditions inside the United States’ only federal supermax facility were largely a mystery. But a landmark lawsuit is finally revealing the harsh world within. In prison, Rodney Jones told …
News in Brief by News in Brief California: On April 21, 2015, San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi announced that 30 body cameras would soon be deployed by jailers working within Jail No. 4. He said he hopes that the new equipment will emphasize transparency and accountability in his department, which …
Menocal et al v. GEO Group, CO, Docket, DHS ICE immigration forced labor minimum wage, 2015 Case: 1:14-cv-2887 As of: 10/25/2015 08:30 PM MDT 1 of 8 MJ CIV PP U.S. District Court District of Colorado (Denver) CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 1:14−cv−02887−JLK Menocal et al v. The GEO Group, …