Tag: Citizen Oversight Board
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Denver City Council to revisit vote on emergency shelter funding
The Denver City Council will have a light agenda on Monday. Meetings will continue in the Parr-Weidner Community Room while renovations progress in the council chambers. Returning to the council from the Community Planning and Housing Committee is a resolution to fund hotel rooms and ballrooms to accommodate overflow from the city’s emergency shelter beds…
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5 jail deaths in Denver, matching last year’s high
Five people have died while in custody by the Denver Sheriff Department so far this year, the same number as all of 2023.
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Denver spends tens of millions on lawsuit settlements, homeless sheltering
Last year, the city of Denver spent almost $20 million to settle and close lawsuits related to the conduct of its public safety departments. Housing more than 1,000 homeless people in the city required a further $45 million, according to a recent report from the Citizen Oversight Board (COB). The Board was created in 2004…
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Denver police officer killed developmentally disabled teen 20 years ago, spurring civilian oversight
Twenty years ago this week, the killing of a teenager by a Denver Police officer helped spur the creation of two new bodies in the city’s landscape of police oversight. On July 5, 2003, 15-year-old Paul Childs’ sister called 911 saying he had a knife and was trying to stab their mother, according to news…
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New position could bring better transparency in Denver jail health care
A new, yet-to-be-hired position intended as an overseer of medical care in Denver’s jails could improve transparency between Denver Health and the sheriff’s department, a concern that has come to light after a man died of illness in custody last year. Sheriff Elias Diggins discussed the administrative position in a meeting with Denver’s Citizen Oversight…
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Exclusive poll: Three-way tie in Denver mayor’s race, but Denverites undecided as voting nears
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Lisa Calderón, Mike Johnston and Kelly Brough lead the 17-candidate field with 5% support each
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Denver’s new top law enforcement watchdog confirmed by City Council
Denver City Council confirmed the new leader for the city’s Office of the Independent Monitor, filling a two-year vacancy. Former public defender Lisabeth Castle, later a defense lawyer with her own practice, was confirmed Tuesday. The city’s law enforcement watchdog agency monitors investigations of Denver’s safety officers, makes recommendations about discipline and policy to the…
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Al Gardner jumps into Denver mayor’s race; 24 candidates now vying for the seat
Al Gardner, an information technology professional who has sat on city boards and commissions, jumped into the race for Denver mayor this week. His candidacy brings the total number vying for the seat in next year’s election to 24. Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock is term limited after serving almost three terms, and 12 years…
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Lisabeth Castle chosen as Denver’s next independent monitor
Denver’s Citizen Oversight Board chose local defense attorney Lisabeth Castle to head the Office of the Independent Monitor. The office serves as the watchdog body for Denver’s law enforcement agencies. It monitors investigations of Denver’s safety officers, makes recommendations about discipline and policy to the city’s manager of safety and monitors investigations of citizen complaints…
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Denver’s law enforcement watchdog candidates meet the public: ‘The civil rights issue of our time’
Denver is set to choose between a defense attorney, and a former prosecutor and police officer for the city’s next top law enforcement watchdog. In a public forum with community stakeholder groups Tuesday night, the candidates said they want to see Denver’s Independent Monitor’s Office communicate better with the public about its work and have…