/tags/prison Prison en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Sat, 07 Dec 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-12-07/the-us-government-is-closing-a-womens-prison-and-other-facilities-after-years-of-abuse-and-decay The Associated Press has learned that the federal Bureau of Prisons is permanently closing its "rape club" women's prison in California and will idle six facilities in a sweeping realignment after years of abuse, decay and mismanagement. The agency informed employees and Congress on Thursday that it plans to shutter the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin, California, and its deactivate minimum-security prison camps in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Colorado, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Florida. Sat, 07 Dec 2024 13:00:00 GMT /news/2024-12-07/the-us-government-is-closing-a-womens-prison-and-other-facilities-after-years-of-abuse-and-decay Michael R. Sisak and Michael Balsamo, Associated Press /2024-05-24/at-this-wyoming-prison-farm-inmates-tame-wild-horses-or-are-the-horses-taming-the-men Recidivism rates in the U.S. are some of the highest in the world. And in Wyoming, 33 percent of inmates are back in prison within the first year. But studies show that animal therapy can help reduce that by teaching things like responsibility, nonviolence and empathy. Wyoming has a special program – one of only five in the country – that teaches inmates how to tame wild horses. Fri, 24 May 2024 21:50:13 GMT /2024-05-24/at-this-wyoming-prison-farm-inmates-tame-wild-horses-or-are-the-horses-taming-the-men Melodie Edwards /news/2024-05-19/us-prisoners-are-being-assigned-dangerous-jobs-but-what-happens-if-they-are-hurt-or-killed An Associated Press investigation into prison labor in the United States found that prisoners who are hurt or killed on the job are often being denied the rights and protections offered to other American workers. These prisoners are being placed in dangerous jobs, sometimes with little or no training. Sun, 19 May 2024 12:00:00 GMT /news/2024-05-19/us-prisoners-are-being-assigned-dangerous-jobs-but-what-happens-if-they-are-hurt-or-killed /podcast/inthenoco/2024-03-27/at-act-human-rights-film-fest-how-we-get-free-pushes-coloradans-to-examine-flawed-criminal-justice-system The ACT Human Rights Film Festival kicks off in Fort Collins next week and In The NoCo is highlighting some notable selections. Today we talk with the co-director of How We Get Free. The film examines the cash bail system in Colorado and beyond, and one activist-turned-lawmaker who’s been trying to change it. Wed, 27 Mar 2024 09:48:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-03-27/at-act-human-rights-film-fest-how-we-get-free-pushes-coloradans-to-examine-flawed-criminal-justice-system In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Robyn Vincent /podcast/inthenoco/2024-03-20/staffing-shortages-in-colorado-prisons-creating-dire-conditions-for-incarcerated-people Advocates are sounding the alarm about staffing shortages in Colorado prisons. In a recent survey of 400 incarcerated Coloradans, the vast majority said those shortages have had serious consequences. We learn more today on In The NoCo. Wed, 20 Mar 2024 09:45:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-03-20/staffing-shortages-in-colorado-prisons-creating-dire-conditions-for-incarcerated-people In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Robyn Vincent /podcast/inthenoco/2024-01-23/colorados-unique-move-to-hire-incarcerated-professor-highlights-value-of-prison-education Colorado is one of the first states to employ an incarcerated professor. Today on In The NoCo, we learn why this move could be so impactful. Tue, 23 Jan 2024 10:45:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-01-23/colorados-unique-move-to-hire-incarcerated-professor-highlights-value-of-prison-education In The NoCo, Erin O'Toole, Robyn Vincent /news/2023-11-18/a-radio-program-gave-prisoners-meaning-and-purpose-why-did-it-end Inside Wire launched to widespread acclaim in the Spring of 2022. This summer, it quietly ceased production after an agreement between the University of Denver and the Department of Corrections expired. Sat, 18 Nov 2023 13:00:00 GMT /news/2023-11-18/a-radio-program-gave-prisoners-meaning-and-purpose-why-did-it-end Kyle Cooke, Rocky Mountain PBS /news/2023-10-26/most-of-colorados-prisons-are-very-vulnerable-to-a-climate-related-hazard-research-shows Nearly 75% of Colorado’s prisons are vulnerable to climate-related hazards, but most of these prisons are not prepared for it, according to research from the University of Colorado-Boulder. Thu, 26 Oct 2023 21:59:27 GMT /news/2023-10-26/most-of-colorados-prisons-are-very-vulnerable-to-a-climate-related-hazard-research-shows Emma VandenEinde /2023-06-02/solitary-confinement-intensifies-problems-for-incarcerated-people Solitary confinement intensifies problems for incarcerated people. It also changes the Colorado therapists who send them there. Loopholes, safety concerns and a lack of alternatives to solitary confinement mean Colorado clinicians in jails and prisons face ethical and moral dilemmas daily. Fri, 02 Jun 2023 12:00:00 GMT /2023-06-02/solitary-confinement-intensifies-problems-for-incarcerated-people Tatiana Flowers, The Colorado Sun /regional-news/2023-03-05/native-people-are-overrepresented-in-state-prisons-across-the-mountain-west-report-shows A new report shows the overrepresentation of Native Americans and Alaska Natives in state prison systems, and some of the greatest disparities, are in the Mountain West. Sun, 05 Mar 2023 13:24:00 GMT /regional-news/2023-03-05/native-people-are-overrepresented-in-state-prisons-across-the-mountain-west-report-shows Kaleb Roedel