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Protesters holding signs outside the fenced gates of the Hudson Correctional Facility

$529 Million for Cages: ICE's New Colorado Detention Center and the Private Prison Industry That Profits From Human Suffering

The GEO Group — a private prison corporation with a history of slave labor, medical neglect, and abuse — signed a $528.6 million contract to reopen a shuttered prison in Hudson, Colorado as a 1,188-bed ICE detention center. The acting ICE director is a former GEO executive. Colorado's detention capacity will nearly double to 2,720 beds.

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July 14, 2026

DJ's family with other community activist who have lost loved ones to Denver & Aurora police.

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$800,000 for a Father's Life: Denver Settles with DJ Manzanares's Family

Nearly four years after Denver police shot DJ Manzanares 11 times while his son fought leukemia, the city approved an $800,000 wrongful death settlement. No officers were ever charged. The family got a check. The system held.

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March 17, 2025

Alt right bootlickers toss flash bang grenade approx. 4ft from me while I am filming & clearly labeled as Press.

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No Party for the Pigs Part II: Denver's Streets Erupt as Cops Shield Fascists From the People They've Hurt

The second annual counter-protest to Denver's Police Appreciation Day devolved into hours of confrontation, a concussion grenade detonated feet from journalists, and police escorting fascists home. A first-person account from the streets.

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July 18, 2021

Police investigation at a shooting scene on a Denver street with evidence markers and emergency vehicles

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Justice for DJ: Denver Police Kill a Father Beside His Son's Hospital Bed

Duane 'DJ' Manzanares Jr., a 30-year-old father from Pueblo, was shot 11 times by Denver police on June 13, 2021 — while his 8-year-old son fought leukemia in Children's Hospital Colorado. The DPD waited 48 hours to notify his family.

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July 15, 2021