In a bid that helped him win his release from prison, Gregory Whittemore pledged in May of 2020 that sex offender treatment he’d received while incarcerated had helped him put
Dean Williams, who pushed to reform Colorado’s prisons as executive director of the state’s Department of Corrections, announced in an email to employees that he is resigning from his position.
Despite the countless stories published nationwide about the misuse of jurisdiction and force in handling citizen encounters in Denver, Colorado, a new feeling of hope accompanies the swearing in of Ron Thomas as the new Denver police chief. Thomas hopes to change the narrative of what it means to be a police officer and public servant for the community. On the note of reestablishing trust within the community, Thomas recognizes that he has provided a response to the 112 recommendations that came from the Reimagining Public Safety Committee that is committed to working with the police department as members of society expressing the needs and requests within the community for advancing public safety.