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Aug 13, 2018

El Paso County Agrees to Pay $190K to Nearly 200 Individuals Who Were Jailed Because They Could Not Pay a $55 Fee

DENVER - El Paso County has agreed, as part of a $190,000 settlement with ACLU of Colorado, to compensate 184 people, including ACLU client Jasmine Still, who were held in the El Paso County Jail solely...

DENVER - El Paso County has agreed, as part of a $190,000 settlement with ACLU of Colorado, to compensate 184 people, including ACLU client Jasmine Still, who were held in the El Paso County Jail solely...

Jul 26, 2018

El Paso County Deputies Started a Fight Club to Reward Use of Force Against Prisoners

Criminal Legal Reform

BY: Nathan Woodliff-Stanley, Executive Director, and Denise Maes, Public Policy Director
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BY: Nathan Woodliff-Stanley, Executive Director, and Denise Maes, Public Policy Director
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Jul 23, 2018

ACLU Sues Teller County Sheriff for Illegally Holding Prisoner for ICE

DENVER – The ACLU of Colorado filed a lawsuit...

DENVER – The ACLU of Colorado filed a lawsuit...

Jul 19, 2018

2018 Legislative Scorecard

A Note from Public Policy Director Denise Maes

Colorado’s legislative session is 120 days and a great...

A Note from Public Policy Director Denise Maes

Colorado’s legislative session is 120 days and a great...

Jul 19, 2018

10 Questions for Brett Kavanaugh

By David Cole, ACLU Legal Director
With his selection of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill Justice Anthony Kennedy’s seat on the United States Supreme...

By David Cole, ACLU Legal Director
With his selection of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill Justice Anthony Kennedy’s seat on the United States Supreme...