Tag: Elias Diggins
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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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Voter turnout rates higher in Denver jails, clerk says
Ahead of Super Tuesday next week, hundreds of inmates from the two Denver County jails submitted ballots this week to vote in the presidential primary election. Officials expect the votes will result in higher internal turnout rates than those voting as a free citizen. “The turnout within participation of folks who are in custody is…
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Denver County Jail inmates register for state IDs in ‘high demand’ program
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Denver County Jail inmate Tyler Moss became one of the first in the jail system on Tuesday to register for a state issued identification while serving time. The Denver Sheriff’s Department and the Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles launched its “DMV2GO” program at Denver County Jail Tuesday. The demand for the fledgling in-custody state ID…
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Mayor Mike Johnston reappoints Denver fire chief, sheriff
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston has reappointed the sheriff and fire chief to their positions, his office announced Friday. Sheriff Elias Diggins has helmed the Denver Sheriff Department since July 2020. Fire Chief Desmond Fulton was appointed in October 2020. The appointments await the City Council’s approval. “These are leaders who have grown up in this…
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Denver Sheriff’s Department down 274 positions
Public safety meeting ushers thoughts on youth violence, homelessness
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Denver leaders want public process for safety agency heads under Mike Johnston
As newly sworn-in Mayor Mike Johnston shapes his administration, Denver’s residents will be closely watching who he chooses for his cabinet, notably the public-facing safety agencies. They bear the brunt of responding to some of Denver’s most urgent, bumper-sticker issues, including homelessness and poverty, crime, the opioid crisis and illegal guns. Advocates who spoke to…
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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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Denver council approves $190,000 settlement for in-custody man sheriff’s deputies sent to hospital naked
Denver City Council Tuesday approved paying a $190,000 settlement to a man who claimed in a lawsuit his constitutional rights were violated when Denver Sheriff’s Department deputies took him unclothed into the Denver Health Medical Center after a mental health crisis where he soiled himself. The lawsuit also claims a captain in the sheriff’s department tried to…
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Two Denver sheriff’s deputies deaths designated as ‘Line of Duty Death’
Two sheriffs deputies who worked at Denver jails will have their coronavirus deaths considered to be in the line of duty, Sheriff Elias Diggins said late Thursday. James Herrera was the first Denver Sheriff’s Department (DPD) deputy to die as a result of COVID-19 on May 16. Daniel “Duke” Trujillo died on Wednesday just 10…