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Thursday, June 06, 2013  Colorado judges have corrected the sentences of 124 inmates or parolees after one prisoner who was inadvertently released early was allegedly involved in the slaying of the state prisons chief.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  The Colorado Court of Appeals has affirmed a life sentence for a man convicted of murder, but ordered he be allowed to seek parole after 40 years under juvenile sentencing laws.

Friday, May 24, 2013  An audit of Colorado's parole system is being expanded to review whether budget issues are keeping parole officers from placing some high-risk parolees under intensive supervision.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  A Sexually Violent Predator is moving to Pueblo, according to police.

Monday, April 22, 2013  A Colorado corrections researcher says parole statistics maintained by the prison system have errors that made it almost impossible for the state to determine whether the parole board made sound choices during the past decade about which prisoners to parole.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  A plan that would have required Colorado parole officers to provide security for Department of Corrections officials in the wake of the fatal shooting of its director has been canceled, according to a television report.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  Parole officers must now respond within two hours to alerts from electronic monitoring equipment worn by state parolees.

Friday, April 05, 2013  The Colorado Department of Corrections held a press conference Thursday afternoon to discuss their parole policies. They also explained why no one began searching for Evan Ebel the day his ankle monitor was removed.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Updated with photos from sentencing: Teen who shot to death 3 students at Ohio high school gets 3 life sentences without parole

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  Colorado Springs police arrested two felons after they fled from a stolen vehicle and hid in a nearby basement.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  An SVP will be released on Parole in Pueblo.

Friday, November 09, 2012  Gabby Giffords faces man who went on deadly Arizona rampage as judge orders life in prison

Thursday, November 08, 2012  Judge sentences man to life in prison for shooting Arizona Rep. Giffords, killing 6 in rampage

Friday, September 07, 2012  Colorado Springs Police officers, with the help of state parole officers, arrested a man Thursday evening for violating parole.

Thursday, August 16, 2012  For the fourth time since 2010 and fifth time overall, a convicted sex offender has been released from prison.