Colo. lawmakers consider plan that would provide state oversight of jails for first time corrections1.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from corrections1.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Colorado legislators will vote on a plan in coming weeks that would task the Attorney General's Office with providing more direct oversight of the state's jail system for the first time.
The attorney general’s office would participate in regular jail audits alongside a separate group of inspectors working with the County Sheriffs of Colorado, a nonprofit organization.
The Colorado Attorney General's Office soon may have the ability to inspect and investigate complaints against county jails under pending legislation that would give a state agency oversight of local detention facilities here for the first time.
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