Gov. Jared Polis on Monday signed a bill into law that will increase the number of young people Colorado can hold in ...

Gov. Jared Polis on Monday signed a bill into law that will increase the number of young people Colorado can hold in ...

Plus, the guards and other staffers inside youth detention facilities do not currently wear body-worn cameras, like law enforcement officers across Colorado are required to do. “The perfect ...

The new law aims to eliminate barriers to finishing school. Last year alone, nearly 6,500 Colorado youth entered the justice system. They had less than a 20 percent chance of earning a diploma.

COLORADO SPRINGS — In a compromise applauded by many stakeholders, state lawmakers are advancing a bill that aims to address rising juvenile crime across Colorado. State legislators voted 12-1 ...

The Colorado Department of Human Services declined to provide The Denver Post with any information about overdoses at the state’s youth detention facilities, citing child privacy laws.

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – A new state law aims to provide an easier way for students in the juvenile or criminal justice system to transition back into school. House Bill 1216 establishes ...

With summer upon us, organizations like Big Brothers Big Sisters Colorado want to do their part in helping out the youth in the community.