A historic legal settlement called a consent decree, established two new voluntary housing units for incarcerated trans women, making Colorado the first state to offer a separate unit.

Coloradans voted in 2018 to amend their state constitution to ban forced labor in prison. Years later, incarcerated people are still being punished for refusing work assignments.

Bolts Magazine 9/19/23

Since the coronavirus crisis hit Colorado, P.J. Parmar estimates his staff of 10 at Ardas Family Medicine has tested close to 300 refugees for the new coronavirus, with 45% coming back positive.

The Colorado Sun 4/22/20

Casa de Paz, tucked in a cul-de-sac not far from the GEO immigration facility in Aurora, offers a safe –– and secret –– location for new arrivals to get their bearings.

Colorado Sun 12/12/19

House Bill 21-1214, which passed it’s first legislative hurdle on Tuesday, makes several updates to the process of sealing of criminal records.

Colorado Newsline 4/21/21

Between March and November, there were five coronavirus-related deaths in Colorado prisons, four of which occurred at Sterling in northeastern Colorado, which is the state’s largest correctional facility and houses nearly 1,900 inmates and employs 766 staff members. Jamie Amaral, who worked as a correctional officer at the time, said the deaths could have been prevented.

Colorado Newsline 11/12/20

As people shuffled in and out of a tiny art gallery at the University of Denver, Jerry Martinez stood off to the side, diligently working on an oil painting. Though he’s created art throughout his life, he never thought he would have the opportunity to share it with the world.

Colorado Newsline 8/23/21

Democratic lawmakers and advocates want to follow California’s lead and offer assistance regardless of citizenship status.

Colorado Sun, 5/4/20

The number of people booked in Colorado jails last year decreased by over 46% between April and September as a result of temporary changes enacted by sheriffs and district attorneys that put limits on who could be arrested for what crimes, and when courts can issue cash bonds during the pandemic.

Colorado Newsline 3/29/21 (Photo by John Herrick)

For eight months, a group of nearly 100 community members met virtually for two hours every Thursday with a unified goal: to create a roadmap for how Denver could reimagine its approach to public safety.

Colorado Newsline 6/1/21 (Photo by Carl Payne)

Though the law was historic and now serves as a model for other states seeking to implement similar police reforms, Colorado state lawmakers and advocates are looking ahead to what’s next — everything from training requirements and statewide oversight for law enforcement to limiting surveillance technology and militarization gear.