Expanding Voir Dire
The Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution provides that in a criminal trial the accused shall have the right to “an impartial jury of the State and district wherein the…
Denver police officers to wear body cameras; chief says it will create transparency with community
Denver's police chief says he plans to require patrol officers to wear body cameras starting next year. Officers working in LoDo are already wearing the cameras as part of a…
Denver Sheriff’s Department faces 100+ disciplinary cases, Safety Director Stephanie O’Malley says
Denver safety director Stephanie O'Malley says she's striving to create a fair but efficient system for reviewing more than 100 disciplinary cases at the troubled Denver Sheriff's Department. View full…
Denver Mayor Hancock says external review of jail needed
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock is calling for an outside review of the Denver Sheriff Department, according to our partners at the Denver Post. The newspaper said the city will hire…
One day into job, backstory unfolds about interim sheriff’s criminal record
The city of Denver regularly checks the backgrounds of people it arrests and incarcerates. Why, then, did Michael Hancock’s administration apparently not know about the criminal history of the man…
The $3.25 million fiasco for Denver
Denver Sheriff Gary Wilson got a hug from Mayor Michael Hancock this week after he was forced to step down from his job, but what he actually deserved was a…
A new study looks at how to get Colorado’s Muslims on the health-care wagon
Since the advent of the Affordable Care Act, Americans have been hearing a lot about communities deemed underserved by our health care system, including children, the poor, the homeless, and…
Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr.
We aspire to live and work by the ideals that Dr. King embodied every day.
Happy Holidays!
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