Tag: department of corrections
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Tina Peters speaks out after release from Colorado prison
PUEBLO — Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, convicted of participating in efforts related to election conspiracy theories promoted by President Donald Trump, was released from state prison Monday. The Colorado Department of Corrections confirmed shortly after 8 a.m. that Peters, whose sentence was commuted by Gov. Jared Polis, was processed for release from the…
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EDITORIAL: The death of justice — by a thousand cuts
Just how obsessed is the legislature’s “justice reform” wing with emptying Colorado’s prisons? Let’s just say if they could get away with it, they’d stage a fire drill and open the gates at every corrections facility in the state — then pretend not to notice when no one returned. The extremists among ruling legislative Democrats…
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‘I don’t believe you’: Judge, man argue during sentencing for orchestrating ‘horrific’ assaults
A man accused of orchestrating several nearly fatal assaults interrupted and argued with a 4th Judicial District judge as she sentenced him to 45 years in the Department of Corrections on Friday in an El Paso County courtroom. Shemor Mitchell, 37, and several other co-defendants are most notably accused of beating a man at his…
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Colorado House opens debate on $46.8B budget already showing strain
With rising Medicaid costs, no dollars set aside for new legislation and dozens of bills still seeking funding, Colorado lawmakers on Wednesday began debating the proposed $46.8 billion budget that is already proving difficult to keep on track. By the time the main budget measure and its 64 accompanying “orbital” bills — which rely on…
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Colorado policymakers scramble with prisons on track to exceed capacity
Colorado’s prison system is on track to exceed capacity within the next year, driven by a sharp slowdown in parole releases, staffing shortages and an aging inmate population — all as lawmakers grapple with an $800 million general fund shortfall that limits options for expanding beds or spending in alternative programs. If projections hold, the…
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EDITORIAL: Lawmakers look for ways to let convicts loose
If only the Democratic majority at the State Capitol worried as much about the offenders roaming our streets as it does about those who are behind bars. Colorado’s offender-friendly legislature seems oblivious to the former and convinced there are too many of the latter. The progressive fringe among ruling Democrats often appears unfazed by headlines…
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Family asks for maximum sentence in vehicular homicide, but judge goes another direction
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Springs man found guilty of vehicular homicide after running a red light early last year received the minimum sentence in the Department of Corrections on Tuesday . Robert Pearson, 29, faced several charges related to the death of 66-year-old David Smith. The Jan.…
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80-year-old North Gate-area man sentenced to life for killing of wife
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man who admitted to police that he killed his wife last year was found guilty after a four-day trial in the 4th Judicial District and sentenced to life in prison. Stephen Chan, 80, was…
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Trial date set for defendant in fatal shooting near Colorado Springs youth football game
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Springs man arrested in connection with a fatal shooting in the parking lot of a Pop Warner Youth Football game in October will take his case to trial early next year. Antivius Crowder, 32, faces charges related to the death of 29-year-old Donte…
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80-year-old Colorado Springs man sentenced to life for 2024 killing of wife
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A man who admitted to police that he killed his wife last year was found guilty after a four-day trial in the 4th Judicial District and sentenced to life in prison. Stephen Chan, 80, was found guilty Friday on all three of the counts he…