Seven Days in Solitary [7/15/18]

July 15, 2018August 29, 2018 Valerie Kiebala

• 40-year-old Efraín Romero de la Rosa died this week in an apparent suicide, while being held in solitary confinement at the Stewart Detention Center, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility in Georgia run by private prison company CoreCivic. De la Rosa, a man originally from Puebla, Mexico but living in Raleigh, North Carolina, suffered […]

The Colorado Files: Ballot Measure Would Keep Poor Defendants in Jail

October 16, 2010October 19, 2010 James Ridgeway and Jean Casella

Since we are focused on Colorado’s criminal justice system, it’s worth noting that in November, state residents will vote on a ballot measure called Proposition 102. According to an editorial in the Denver Post, the proposition “is worded in such a way that voters might be led to believe they are supporting increased public safety by voting […]

Solitary Watch

By Jean Casella and James Ridgeway

October 19, 2018

bail bond industry

Seven Days in Solitary [7/15/18]

The Colorado Files: Ballot Measure Would Keep Poor Defendants in Jail