The state senate initially passed a bill on Monday/today that would require law enforcement officers in Colorado to be U.S. citizens. As Bente Birkeland reports, the debate touched off a broader discussion on immigration. Current law allows legal permanent […]
Law enforcement officers in Colorado would be required to be U.S. citizens under a new measure that cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday. But as Bente Birkeland reports – law enforcement agencies object to the bill and no-one testified […]
“The increasing use of police in school disciplinary issues is something that has been a problem for a long time, for decades.” -Daniel Kim, Director of Youth Organizing at Padres & Jovenes Unidos For the past three years, the Padres & […]
State legislators discussed a number of law enforcement and criminal justice bills this week along with some other controversial measures. Here are highlights from Capitol Conversation with Bente Birkeland. On Increasing the Statute of Limitations for Sexual Assault Cases […]
“I would say absolutely there is political profiling happening by the police in Denver.” A recently leaked Denver Police Department Crowd Management Manual dating back to 2008 shines a light on police treatment of protests in the city. Unicorn Riot […]
On Jan. 26, at approximately 9:53 p.m. the Boulder Police Department was made aware of a threat to Boulder High School posted on social media. A screenshot of a text message threatening to harm students went viral on social media. The Boulder […]
Public safety officials briefed budget committee lawmakers Tuesday on whether Colorado has enough troopers to keep drivers safe. Bente Birkeland has more…
“It comes as no surprise that, once again, Denver’s DA is exonerating the illegal actions of its officers.” On Friday June 5th, Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey released his report into the fatal police shooting of Denver teen Jessica Hernandez. The […]
