State law provides immunity to the El Paso County sheriff for intentionally detaining an inmate for months upon request from immigration authorities, a Court of Appeals panel decided 2-1 in
Although Colorado law allows pretrial detainees to sue jail operators for injuries "due to negligence," the state Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the law also permits the sheriff of
Some members of the Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared unwilling to accept the idea that El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder could not be held liable for keeping a
Some members of the Colorado Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared unwilling to accept the idea that El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder could not be held liable for keeping a
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Sheriff Bill Elder is sworn in for his second term as El Paso Sheriff with his wife, Joy Elder, by his side at New Life Church on Tuesday, January 8, 2019. He was being sworn in by Chief District Court Judge William Bain. (Photo by Jerilee Bennett, The Gazette)
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