A child protection caseworker in Colorado who gets caught falsifying records or lying about checking on children in one county can get a job in another county. And then another.
When a magistrate decides whether a juvenile defendant is competent to stand trial, that determination is appealable to a judge right away, Colorado s Supreme Court ruled on Monday.
The Colorado Supreme Court has issued its final guidance to trial judges around the state, describing when they may livestream proceedings in criminal cases and, in the process, taking a subtle jab at lawmakers efforts to ensure public access more broadly.
More than one in three young adults exiting Colorado’s foster care system end up homeless within three years. Lawmakers are trying to change that with Senate Bill 82.