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Colorado’s prisons and jails are overflowing. What’s being done?

Colorado's prisons are understaffed and overcrowded, pushing inmates into county jails. The state's emergency plan is now ...
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Water concerns halt garden program at Sterling prison, cut off food pantry’s access to fresh produce

For five years, Richelle Greenwood relied on the gardens at Sterling Correctional Facility to help her provide fresh produce to her community in Sterling, Colorado. The food pantry assistance program ...
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JBS meatpacking plant has top COVID-19 infection total in Colorado with 287 cases, 7 deaths

DENVER — The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment released Wednesday updated COVID-19 outbreak data, revealing that the JBS meatpacking plant in Greeley and the Sterling Correctional ...
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Colorado correctional center evacuated due to wildfire threat

DENVER (KDVR) — More than 150 people in custody at a correctional facility in Colorado were evacuated Saturday as wildfires continued to spread. The Colorado Department of Corrections said on Saturday ...