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Colorado promised transparency around police misconduct, but accountability law remains flawed
An investigation by the Colorado News Collaborative (COLab), The Sentinel in Aurora and Rocky Mountain Public Media revealed a host of loopholes, mistakes and regulatory blind spots that have kept...
Whistleblowers say Mind Springs falsified patient records at West Slope mental health center for nearly a decade
A troubled Western Slope mental health care center falsified assessments of its patientsâ conditions for at least nine years in an effort to make its treatment programs seem more effective...
Kiowa County reaches $9.5 million settlement with family of unarmed man shot in back by sheriff’s deputies
Kiowa County last week reached a $9.5 million settlement with the family of Zach Gifford, the unarmed local handyman the county's undersheriff and a rookie deputy killed with three shots...
Investigation finds pattern of “life-threatening” prescription errors at Colorado mental health center
A pattern of âsevere, life-threateningâ prescription errors by the troubled mental health center responsible for treating 10 Western Slope counties put patients at risk, according to the findings of an...
Investigation: This mental health provider is failing 10 Colorado counties
In a state where the mental health safety net is plagued by a lack of financial transparency, competition, and the inability or unwillingness to serve the neediest patients, one mental...
Investigation: Colorado’s mental health safety net marked by lack of competition, oversight and transparency
An investigation into Colorado's community mental health centers found a system that lacks competition, oversight and transparency -- and planned reforms may not fix many of the problems.
Fatal shooting lawsuit alleges culture of excessive force in Kiowa County
Kiowa County Sheriffâs Department¶¶Òőap pattern of condoning illegal searches and tolerating excessive force led to last yearâs killing of a handyman by the local undersheriff and a rookie deputy, a...
Kiowa deputy accused of killing unarmed man had history of using deadly force
An Eastern Plains deputy had twice used deadly force under questionable circumstances in the months before his involvement in last yearâs killing of an unarmed man during a routine traffic...
Three bullets to the back: The striking silence around a police killing in a small Colorado town
Part Two: This is the second in a two-part story about an April 2020 police killing on the Eastern Plains that has been shrouded in silence at a time of...
What happened to Zach Gifford? A look at a traffic stop turned police shooting in a small Colorado town
âWe just want to know how a traffic stop in such a rural area could end in killing Zach,â his mother, Carla Gifford, said. âIt¶¶Òőap hurtful. These are people weâve...