Five great Colorado whistleblowers

This week’s cover story, “A Dam Shame,” looks into the controversy generated by a state dam inspector named John Redding, who raised concerns about ethical violations inside the Colorado Department of Natural Resources–and ended up paying a high price for his concern. People who speak out about possible wrongdoing in…

Senate Bill 241: Is Colorado ready to fix parole’s revolving door?

Over the years, we’ve written frequently about the breakdowns in Colorado’s parole system — how heaping mandatory parole on top of prison sentences and making ill-prepared felons jump through multiple hoops drives up prison costs. Now there finally seems to be some serious efforts among lawmakers to do something about…