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ICE detainment of 19-year-old college student after traffic stop raises potential Colorado law violations
A Mesa County deputy's actions during a traffic stop led to a possible violation of Colorado's state laws as ICE detained a ...
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Colorado’s first-in-the-nation law aims to graduate youth who have been in the justice system
The new law aims to eliminate barriers to finishing school. Last year alone, nearly 6,500 Colorado youth entered the justice system. They had less than a 20 percent chance of earning a diploma.
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Gov. Jared Polis signs bill to increase number of young people Colorado can hold in pre-trial detention
Gov. Jared Polis on Monday signed a bill into law that will increase the number of young people Colorado can hold in ...
Daily Camera16d
Colorado increases number of young people who can be held in pre-trial detention in emergencies
The new law does not increase the state’s youth detention total bed cap, but does add emergency beds. Person of interest in Boulder County fatal crash located, says Colorado State Patrol ...
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Utah student detained by ICE in Colorado to be released on bond after weeks at detention center
University of Utah student Caroline Dias Goncalves will be released on bond after spending weeks in a detention center ...
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At least 7 young people in Colorado detention facilities have been hospitalized this year after overdose-related calls
The Colorado Department of Human Services declined to provide The Denver Post with any information about overdoses at the state’s youth detention facilities, citing child privacy laws.
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Bill to increase capacity at youth detention facilities advances with major changes
COLORADO SPRINGS — In a compromise applauded by many stakeholders, state lawmakers are advancing a bill that aims to address rising juvenile crime across Colorado. State legislators voted 12-1 ...
Longmont Times-Call16d
Colorado increases number of young people who can be held in pre-trial detention in emergencies
The Colorado District Attorneys ... the final language of House Bill 1146. The new law does not increase the state’s youth detention total bed cap, but does add emergency beds.
The Greeley Tribune16d
Colorado increases number of young people who can be held in pre-trial detention in emergencies
The Colorado District Attorneys’ Council spearheaded ... this story originally misreported the final language of House Bill 1146. The new law does not increase the state’s youth detention total bed ...