Tag: Alison Blackwell
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Judge tosses case against BLM protester in Colorado Springs, citing free speech
A judge has tossed the case against one of 18 people cited in Colorado Springs after a Black Lives Matter protest on Interstate 25, calling it a violation of her free-speech rights. El Paso County Court Senior Judge Stephen Sletta on Wednesday dismissed the lone misdemeanor filed against 21-year-old Molly Avion. In a two-page ruling,…
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El Paso County jail halts paper mail to inmates, sparking complaints
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Amid a pandemic that’s roiled incarcerated populations across Colorado, people held at the El Paso County jail have lost an age-old comfort — the ability to keep letters, cards and photos in their cells. In a change that took effect in early April, the El Paso…