Tag: Colorado Division Of Youth Services
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Three youth corrections leaders sued by inmate alleging excessive force
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A former Colorado correctional facility youth inmate who said he was choke-slammed, lifted by the throat and then had his complaints dismissed has filed a civil lawsuit against three men in leadership there. Frankie Chiles said that the beating was covered up by two guards and then dismissed as “no concern” by their supervisor, according…
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Is a new ‘Summer of Violence’ brewing in Metro Denver?
Here are the people and programs trying to break the cycle
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‘Chaotic’ and ‘unsafe:’ Problems at Colorado Springs youth services center resurface, employees say
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One year after two Colorado Springs locked facilities for juvenile offenders swapped populations of those being detained awaiting legal proceedings and those who’ve been adjudicated and committed, employees at Spring Creek Youth Services Center say problems from its troubled past have resurfaced, again creating a…
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Sharp increase in violent crimes by youth offenders, including murder, continues
A disturbing trend that’s been showing up in the juvenile correctional system for a few years is worsening, according to the Colorado Division of Youth Services’ 2019-2020 annual report released Friday. More children and young adults ages 10 to 21 are killing other people, either on purpose or accidentally, and the problem is continuing in…