A female inmate was found dead in her cell on Thursday, according to a news release from the Sheriff's Office.

El Paso County Sheriff urges Colorado governor to address funding shortages as inmate numbers rise Marissa Ventrelli marissa.ventrelli@coloradopolitics.com May 29, 2025 The El Paso County jail ...

More than a dozen inmates at the El Paso County Jail were transferred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody, and the Sheriff’s Office said they are release who in an effort toward ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Today, nearly 40 goats will begin working to clear approximately three acres of invasive weeds on the land that surrounds the El Paso County Jail.

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KOAA) — A Colorado Springs man who pleaded guilty to felony charges of pimping and money laundering will go to prison. LuTure Evans, his wife, and his mother spoke at the ...

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KOAA) — The El Paso County Sheriff's Office broke ground on its new substation near Falcon on Friday morning after years of dramatic growth in unincorporated parts of the ...

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – El Paso County has paid $2.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a Colorado Springs man who bled to death from a untreated perforated ulcer while in ...

EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office shared an update on how a backlog of state hospital transfers and Department of Corrections transfers has been impacting the jail.

The El Paso County Jail, built in 1983, faces challenges with an aging facility and staffing shortages. Sheriff Oscar Ugarte asserts the jail maintains safety and meets state mandates despite ...

El Paso County paid $2.5 million to settle a lawsuit over 48-year-old Cristo Canett's death in the county jail three years ago, attorneys for his family announced Wednesday.

The El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with the El Paso District Attorney’s Office, is asking for those who have active criminal warrants to turn ...