Lawsuit claims isolation and abuse at Wyoming Boys School
CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- Staff at Wyoming’s state youth detention facility locked juveniles in solitary confinement for weeks at a time, repeatedly buckled one in a restraint chair for up to 12…
Boys abused at Wyoming-run juvenile facility, suit claims
The Wyoming Boys’ School unlawfully subjected residents to psychological and emotional abuse, extended periods of solitary confinement and physical harm, a complaint filed Monday in the U.S. District Court of…
Vast majority of Denver’s $40 million in legal settlements over last 7 years due to law enforcement misconduct
All things considered, Lindsay Minter feels lucky. Lindsay Minter in Aurora on Aug. 19, 2020. (Photo by Eli Imadali/Special to The Denver Post) She only needed to have a tooth…
Mother in Douglas County plans sit-in at school district for racism concerns
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Federal government to investigate claims of discrimination within Denver Public Schools
DENVER — The Office of Civil Rights (OCR), which is part of the U.S. Department of Education, will investigate two complaints of alleged racial discrimination within the Denver Public Schools…
Man who prompted LoDo police shooting that wounded 6 bystanders sentenced to prison
The armed man who prompted a Denver police shooting that wounded six bystanders in Lower Downtown last summer was sentenced to prison Thursday. Denver District Court Judge Nikea Bland sentenced…
New Wisconsin bill targets school librarians for books that some parents consider obscene
Terri Lesley had no idea what was coming when she hung up with the Campbell County commissioner in June 2021, except that a group of people wanted to discuss the…
DPD officer pleads guilty for LoDo shooting
A former Denver Police Officer involved in a 2022 shooting in the Lower Downtown neighborhood that left seven people injured, including six bystanders, entered a plea agreement Tuesday. Brandon Ramos pleaded…
Denver police officer pleads guilty to accidentally wounding 6 bystanders while firing at armed man
DENVER -A Denver police officer pleaded guilty Tuesday to wounding six bystanders in a crowd while firing at an armed man as bars let out, a shooting that still haunts…
Aurora police Chief Art Acevedo to resign after 13 months on the job
AURORA — Interim Chief Art Acevedo is resigning from his position after 13 months leading the Aurora Police Department, setting the city up for its fifth new police chief in…