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Officials reiterate anti-sanctuary stance after El Paso County briefly lands on DHS ‘sanctuary’ list
Despite El Paso counties outspokenness about not being a sanctuary city, the county was briefly listed as one of these ...
‘The state needs to pair their fair share... Quit using local governments’: Colorado sheriff calls out state over inmate funding and transfers
The Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) acknowledges the concerns raised by the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office on the ...
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EPC Sheriff says lack of bed space at state prisons puts financial burden on county jails
El Paso County Sheriff Joe Roybal said on Friday there are 137 sentenced inmates housed at the El Paso County Jail awaiting a ...
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DHS takes El Paso County off list of sanctuary jurisdictions Friday
EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. (KOAA) — The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has taken El Paso County off its list of sanctuary jurisdictions. Thursday, the county was on to list, and as of Friday, it's ...
Sheriff Roybal: “CDOC backlog costing taxpayer dollars”
El Paso County Sheriff Joe Roybal says his jail is being pushed to the limit. “As of today (Friday), there are 137 sentenced D.O.C. inmates in the El Paso County ...
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DHS removes two CO counties, one city from 'sanctuary jurisdictions' list less than 24 hours after release
The Department of Homeland Security removed two Colorado counties and one city from a list of "sanctuary jurisdictions ...
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El Paso County Sheriff seeks state help as inmate backlog strains local jails, hits taxpayers
The El Paso County Sheriff is calling on the state for help. Sheriff Joe Roybal says that the number of inmates that have ...
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El Paso County Sheriff says backlog of inmates waiting at the jail is costing taxpayers
A backlog of sentenced inmates waiting at the El Paso County Jail for a prison bed is costing taxpayers. That's what El Paso ...
DHS sanctuary list could impact Colorado’s federal funding
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has released a list of states, cities, and counties that allegedly obstruct the ...