Tag: mary opler
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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…
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Two finalists selected for Denver’s Office of the Independent Monitor leader
Denver’s Citizen Oversight Board announced two finalists to lead the city’s watchdog office for investigations of Denver’s safety officers, the Office of the Independent Monitor. A search committee responsible for screening and interviewing applicants has chosen Lisabeth Castle, a criminal defense attorney and former public defender, and Mary Opler, who does civilian oversight for the Sacramento…