A Denver sheriff's deputy ignored an inmate's blood-curdling screams and looked on with indifference as a group of fellow inmates brutally attacked him and scalded his genitals with hot water,…
The Denver Sheriff's Department has revamped its policies on dealing with inmate allegations of deputy misconduct, days after the city's independent monitor criticized officials for failing to formally investigate dozens of…
A city investigation into the Denver Sheriff's Department's failure to investigate dozens of inmate allegations of serious deputy misconduct was prompted by the case of a man who said a…
By Qusair Mohamedbhai posted in Police Brutality/Misconduct on Thursday, December 13, 2012 In one of the more egregious allegations of civil rights violations in recent memory, a female prisoner is…
By posted in Police Brutality/Misconduct on Thursday, September 13, 2012 Jamal Hunter spent a stretch of 2011 in jail — and he still bears the scars. Hunter has filed a…
Jamal Hunter spent a stretch of 2011 in jail -- and he still bears the scars. Hunter has filed a lawsuit against the City and County of Denver and individual…
"It's much harder to be intimate with my wife," Jamal Hunter said. "I do have some difficulties. "My skin was basically burned off. My waist, my genitals. There is scarring…
By posted in Police Brutality/Misconduct on Monday, September 10, 2012 DENVER-9Wants to Know sat down with a man who claims inmates held him down and poured scalding water on his…
By posted in Police Brutality/Misconduct on Wednesday, August 22, 2012 Jeffrey Wells, a Department of Corrections parole officer based in Grand Junction, is well regarded by his fellow employees, who…