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Colorado Weighs Reopening A Psychiatric Hospital To Serve the Homeless

Thu, 02 May 2013 20:16:00 +0000

Last summer's mass shooting at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., led Gov. John Hickenlooper to call for stricter gun control and big new investments in mental health care.

Several significant gun bills passed, and a package of mental health reforms is moving forward.

Fewer Felonies Fewer Facilities: Colorado Prison Closures Would Mean Job Losses

Colorado Public News and Ann Imse — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:00:00 +0000

Colorado’s prison population is diminishing so quickly that the state could close 2 to 10 prisons in the coming 18 months.

Southeastern Colorado Courting New Employers to Fill Fort Lyon Facility

Grace Hood — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 20:43:02 +0000

Bent County officials are busy sketching out their next steps now that closure of Fort Lyon Correctional Facility is imminent.

The good news is leaders have more time to attract a new tenant to the building than originally thought. That’s because the Joint Budget Committee decided earlier this week change the closure date of the prison to March 1, 2011.

Budget Debate Prompts Questions about Value of Prisons to Rural Colorado

Grace Hood — Tue, 01 Mar 2011 20:09:53 +0000

Governor Hickenlooper’s proposed closure of Fort Lyon Correctional Facility in southeastern Colorado could save the state millions. But residents say the loss of 240 jobs in the impoverished area would be “devastating.”

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