- Rollin 60s Busts: See 25 Aurora Indictees Allegedly Tied to Notorious L.A. Street Gang
Yesterday morning, members of the Aurora Police Department and law-enforcement agencies throughout the metro area busted two dozen men and women as part of what's described as a two-year investigation into the activities of the Rollin 60s, an Aurora street gang whose lineage can be traced back to Los Angeles. Continue to see those taken into custody -- and the one person who's thus far eluded authorities -- and get details about the allegations that led to a 73-count indictment also on view below....[
more]
WestWorld, Thursday, October 23, 2014
- Widow of slain Colorado prisons chief may testify
DENVER (AP) — The widow of Colorado's slain prisons director could speak publicly for the first time about her husband's death during a sentencing hearing scheduled for a woman who gave his presumed killer the murder weapon....[
more]
Associated Press, Monday, March 3, 2014
- Colorado prison chief widow won't testify
DENVER — The widow of Colorado's slain prisons director will not testify about her husband's death during a sentencing hearing for woman who gave his presumed killer the murder weapon....[
more]
Mail Online, Monday, March 3, 2014
- Prosecutors say neo-Nazi killed Colorado prison chief, pizza delivery man
(Reuters) - A neo-Nazi parolee murdered Colorado's prison chief last year after forcing a pizza delivery man whom he kidnapped and later killed to record a message denouncing the prison system, federal prosecutors said in a court filing released on Monday....[
more]
Reuters, Monday, February 10, 2014
- Prison gang member pleads guilty in connection to Colorado Springs police chase
A white supremacist gang member arrested in the wake of the slaying of Colorado prisons chief Tom Clements has pleaded guilty to unrelated charges....[
more]
The Gazette, Friday, September 20, 2013
- Evan Ebel may have killed prisons chief to repay 211 Crew favor
The founder of the 211 Crew protected Evan Ebel after a rival prison gang targeted the white supremacist soldier for violence at Sterling Correctional Facility. That left the young gang member with a debt authorities suspect he repaid by killing prisons chief Tom Clements....[
more]
Denver Post, Monday, August 26, 2013
- Evan Ebel kept ties to prison gang after release
DENVER - Evan Ebel kept ties with imprisoned members of the white supremacist 211 Crew in the weeks before police say he killed Colorado's corrections chief, documents obtained by The Denver Post show...[
more]
Denver Post, Saturday, August 10, 2013
- Website designed to help former Colo. inmates find jobs, integrate into society
Associated Press, Tuesday, July 2, 2013
- Inmate who escaped Florence prison camp, spent 2 decades on the lam is resentenced
PUEBLO, Colo. (AP) - An inmate who escaped from a federal prison camp in Florence and spent almost two decades on the run before being caught has been resentenced......[
more]
The Pueblo Chieftain, Sunday, June 30, 2013
- Be on guard: Use 'correctional officer'
As corrections professionals, we rely on journalists to credibly and accurately inform the public about our field......[
more]
Greeley Tribune , Thursday, June 7, 2007
- Suspect in arson has long record
Crimes span from Chicago to Springs, sometimes overlap...[
more]
Colorado Springs Gazette, Saturday, January 20, 2007
-
Colorado agrees to pay inmate $500,000 for alleged prison beating
DenverColorado has agreed to pay $500,000 to a convicted murderer serving a life sentence who allegedly suffered a prison beating at the hands of a guard, an incident a federal jury initially awarded him a record $6 million over. The award was rescinded in a second trial....[
more]
Denver Post, Monday, January 6, 2020
-
Colorado prison chief seeks reform of U.S. solitary confinement practices
DENVER, Feb 21 (Reuters) - Colorado's prisons chief wants nationwide reform of solitary confinement practices after he
spent 20 hours in an isolation cell to experience conditions firsthand, and has already begun making changes in his own state, a spokesman said on Friday.
...[
more]
Reuters, Friday, February 21, 2014
-
DOC chief: Parole supervision needs improvement
DENVER (AP) — The head of Colorado's correctional system told lawmakers Friday his department needs to improve the monitoring of parolees, and that officials are considering using cellphones instead of electronic bracelets to do so....[
more]
Associated Press, Friday, September 27, 2013
-
Colorado Department of Corrections trucking in water to Sterling Correctional Facility
STERLING, Colo. — The Colorado Department of Corrections is trucking water 200 miles from its dairy in Canon City to the Sterling Correctional Facility, after the city's water supply was found to have exceeded federal limits for uranium....[
more]
Associated Press, Friday, August 23, 2013
-
Colo. lawmakers to examine state parole program after former inmates abscond
DENVER (AP) - Colorado lawmakers will question prison officials about how they're supervising inmates on parole in light of cases where former inmates slipped out of monitoring bracelets, including a man suspected of killing the state's ......[
more]
Associated Press, Wednesday, July 24, 2013
-
Alamosa County finds outsourcing prisoners less expensive
ALAMOSA, Colo. (AP) - Alamosa County Sheriff Dave Stong said rising jail costs are making it cheaper to send prisoners to other facilities because the county is getting a "cut-rate deal," based on the rising number of county prisoners....[
more]
Associated Press, Tuesday, July 9, 2013
-
Study says Colorado prisons at capacity
Independent report finds that the state is "where it needs to be" in terms of prison facilities, with a small surplus of beds. An independent prison utilization study released Thursday found that no Colorado facilities at this time need to ......[
more]
Denver Post, Friday, June 21, 2013
-
Colorado Department of Corrections released killer by mistake in 2002
DENVER (AP) - The Colorado Department of Corrections revised its procedures after a white supremacist killer who was supposed to be serving life in prison was released by mistake in 2002, another in a continuing list of problems for the ......[
more]
Denver Post, Wednesday, June 12, 2013
