Tag: El Paso County Jail
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Barriers remain for El Paso County inmates eligible to vote
As advocates race to register parolees across Colorado, made possible through a 2019 law, many eligible but unregistered inmates inside El Paso County jail will likely not vote this upcoming election. The law, which passed in July 2019, restored voting rights to nearly 11,000 people convicted of felonies who are out on parole in Colorado…
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Halfway house residents struggle to buy food, medicine after facility issues run of bad checks
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Residents of a private halfway house in Colorado Springs say they struggled for weeks to access personal funds for food, medication and other necessities while their halfway house-issued checks were rejected by banks and check-cashing services. The snag at Community Alternatives of El Paso persisted…