Denver DA will NOT file charges against jail deputies in death of homeless man in custody

56 year-old Marvin Booker died while in custody at the Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center in Denver, Colorado.  Interestingly, although Denver prosecutors have reviewed a video tape of the incident, no copy of the tape has been provided to media or outside observers as of this date.  Nonetheless, the Denver DA has reached the conclusion that Mr. [...]

Denver Inmate Hangs Himself

Today, a 25 year old man hung himself in Denver County Jail while awaiting extradition to Kansas for a meth charge.   Thomas Allen Barton had just completed a fifteen day sentence for shoplifting.  Clearly, Mr. Barton was struggling with personal demons and its unfortunate that either no one saw the warning signs or came to his aid [...]

Violent Crimes Down Again

FBI figures released today show that nationwide violent crimes are down for the second year in a row and property crimes are also down.  Still, Colorado continues to construct prisons (the DOC requested over $400 million in prison expansion) and the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition (CCJRC) reports that the prison population will continue to [...]

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