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Gov. Jared Polis, lawmakers, law enforcement officials announce public safety bill package
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday unveiled a $113 million public safety package designed to take Colorado from the middle of the pack to one of the top states in the nation for public safety. Ahead of the package’s rollout at a Thursday state Capitol news…
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Spike in suicides at Colorado jail highlights shortfalls of mental health care for those behind bars
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save After a 33-year-old man took his life last week while incarcerated at the El Paso County jail, the number of suicides in the facility since 2019 rose to five, after nearly a decade when none…