Christie Donner

Throwing the Book at Parole

Hard Cell

As inmates attempt to defy guards and air grievances, a wave of brutal "forced cell entries" rocks Colorado's supermax prison.

Letters to the Editor

From the week of December 13, 2001

Forfeit Me Not

The legislature redefines a public nuisance

A Chemistry Experiment

The Denver Drug Court tests a formula for reclaiming addicts.

Maxed Out

Shipping inmates to private prisons is Colorado's cheap solution to overcrowding and violence. But so far, it's cost plenty.

The Shifting Drug War

The pendulum is swinging back from stiff mandatory sentences for drug offenses.

THE WOMEN OF SUPERMAX

COLORADO'S HIGHEST-SECURITY PRISON ISN'T JUST FOR TOUGH GUYS.

Supermax showdown: Don't confuse us with facts

"We were lucky that day": Colorado Department of Corrections Sgt. Bill Nelson describes responding to a 2007 inmate attack on Limon staffer Pam Kahanic (left).​At first glance, the idea of tapping into the badly stretched state budget for a few million to open one wing of a new supermax prison ... More >>

Parole re-entry guide helps freed former convicts face mean streets, lean job prospects

​There's nothing quite like the transition from doing hard time to looking for a job in hard times. Every year, Colorado's prison system sends about 10,000 felons back to society -- and roughly two-thirds of them end up back in prison within three years. In most cases, their return is not due ... More >>

War on drugs' 40th anniversary: Protesters at Skyline Park say policy has failed (PHOTOS)

​Forty years ago today, President Richard Nixon declared war on drugs -- and according to protesters who gathered at Skyline Park earlier today, that's forty years too many for a failed policy that's done more damage than good not only to America, but to countries around the world.