Colorado lawmakers sign off on prison funding after delay, but renew demand for overcrowding plan

It does sound like our initial denial got some traction,” budget committee chair Rep. Emily Sirota said. “But we’ve not seen ...

Colorado prisons gets funding for more beds that legislative committee initially denied

The Colorado Legislature’s Joint Budget Committee reversed course on its denial of more funding for prison beds. The ...
The Colorado Sun

Colorado lawmakers reverse course, approve funding for new prison beds

Days after rejecting the same request, lawmakers signed off on millions of dollars in prison bed funding as overcrowding ...

Colorado prisons denied funds for 900 additional beds

A request by Colorado prisons to expand capacity by 900 beds was denied Wednesday by state lawmakers. The Colorado Department ...

Colorado lawmakers reject request for more prison funding amid overcrowding frustrations

I want to know what it is (Gov. Jared Polis’) administration is going to do and going to support, beyond just continued ...

Colorado considers daily rate increase at private prisons

Legislators working on Colorado’s budget are considering an increase for daily per-person costs for private prisons. State ...
The Colorado Sun

State budget writers reject request to fund more prison beds in Colorado

In a 4-2 vote, the Democrats on the JBC voted in a bloc to deny the dollars, complaining that the DOC lacked a plan to ...
The Durango Herald

Colorado corrections department not in talks with feds over Tina Peters prison transfer

The Colorado Department of Corrections has not received a request from the federal Bureau of Prisons to move Tina Peters from state prison into a federal facility, despite reported calls from ...
The Gazette

Tina Peters will remain in state custody, Colorado corrections agency says

Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters speaks during the “Colorado Election Truth Rally” on Tuesday, April 5, 2022, at the Capitol Building in Denver, Colo. (Timothy Hurst/The Denver Gazette) Former Mesa ...