When state prisons in Colorado are full, county sheriffs hold people awaiting transfer to prison in their local jails and are ...

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 ...

The Colorado Legislature’s Joint Budget Committee reversed course on its denial of more funding for prison beds.

Colorado lawmakers are proposing several changes to a state law that sponsors say would help ease overcrowding and reduce ...