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Woman died of infection in Jefferson County jail without medical care for days, lawsuit alleges
The Jefferson County sheriff, board of commissioners and several health care workers face a new federal lawsuit over a woman’s 2021 death from a heart infection in the county’s detention facility. The lawsuit alleges Abby Angelo, 29, died because she did not receive basic medical care as the infection spread. The lawsuit alleges Angelo did…
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Spike in suicides at Colorado jail highlights shortfalls of mental health care for those behind bars
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…