Tag: Strip Search
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Ombudsman: Colorado youth services staff conducted strip searches without proper documentation or oversight
The Colorado Child Protection Ombudsman released a report Tuesday detailing an apparent pattern of policy violations and lack of oversight by Division of Youth Services staff conducting strip searches of juveniles in their care. The report, which reviewed 1,009 strip searches conducted by DYS staff in centers across the state between 2023 and 2025, said…
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10th Circuit revives transgender detainee’s lawsuit against El Paso County sheriff
The federal appeals court based in Denver ruled on Wednesday that a transgender detainee at the El Paso County jail could proceed with her lawsuit against the sheriff and a deputy for alleged violations of her constitutional rights. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit agreed that several of…