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• DOC holds second news conference on prison gang management policies Play Video

  April 12, 2013 9:18 PM

  Is the Department of Corrections doing enough to combat criminal activity violence both inside and outside the prison system? That's the question many are asking following Evan Ebel's early release. He's the prime suspect in the shooting death of DOC Director Tom Clements and a member of the white... more »

• Colorado DOC Director Tom Clements shot and killed

  March 20, 2013 6:07 AM

  Governor Hickenlooper's office confirms the death of Department of Corrections Director Tom Clements. He was shot at his home last night. It happened at a home on Higby and Colonial Park. That's in the black forest area. Officials say the call came down before nine p-m last... more »

• Inmate identified in deadly dump truck incident

  March 11, 2013 7:51 PM

  CANON CITY - The Colorado Department of Corrections has identified the inmate worker who died this morning while working on a hydraulic dump truck. George Kronsbein, 55, was working at the East Canon Complex DOC Fleet Service Station when he died. Kronsbein was incarcerated on March 1, 2011 as... more »

• Family and friends gather in Ordway to honor and remember Sgt. Mary Ricard Play Video

  October 1, 2012 6:52 PM

  Hundreds of family, friends, and Department of Corrections employees gathered in Ordway today to remember Sergeant Mary Ricard, who was killed last week at the Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility. Through music and prayer, Mary was remembered as a woman with a passion for life and family. She was... more »

• Retired DOC officer: Staffing levels affecting safety of current officers Play Video

  September 26, 2012 8:45 PM

  A retired Department of Corrections officer who spent about a decade working at the Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility says he's concerned for the safety of current officers. He spoke exclusively with News 5 after Monday's deadly attack on prison employees. 33-year-old Miguel Alonso Contreras-Perez is accused in the brutal... more »

• Utah inmates sick after drinking in prison

  October 5, 2011 5:50 PM

  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Utah health officials are investigating a suspected botulism outbreak in 12 inmates who may have contracted the disease after drinking alcohol homebrewed inside a prison cell. Salt Lake Valley Health Department spokesman Nicholas Rupp says eight men were hospitalized, three of which are in critical... more »

• Youth offenders view graduation as second chance

  June 3, 2011 7:45 PM

  Today marks a new beginning for 54 young people in Pueblo. This morning Century High School held a graduation ceremony. The school operates as part of the Pueblo City Schools system and under Colorado's Youth Offender System. Young people who are convicted of felonies get the opportunity to earn a... more »

• A night in a haunted museum

  May 4, 2011 8:41 PM

  The Museum of Colorado Prisons in Canon City is rumored to be among the most haunted places in the state. Over the weekend, I spent the night with the Canon Ghost Trackers, a local group of paranormal investigators, as they sought to capture evidence of the spirits said to roam... more »

• Tonight at 6:00 a search for ghosts in the prison museum

  May 4, 2011 6:49 PM

  It was built during the Great Depression as the state's first prison for women, but now the building settled along the eastern wall of the Territorial Prison in Canon City houses a museum. Employees there say it's haunted and they've had three different ghost tracking groups come to investigate... more »

• Delaying the closing of Fort Lyon Correctional Facility

  March 15, 2011 8:52 PM

  DENVER (AP) - State lawmakers proposed delaying the closure of a southeastern Colorado prison amid concerns from rural county officials who say the facility is a big economic driver for the region. The six-member Joint Budget Committee unanimously voted Tuesday afternoon to delay the closing of Fort Lyon Correctional facility... more »

• Dead inmate's mother searching for answers

  February 16, 2011 11:12 PM

  Early Saturday morning, Linda Sanchez received a call no mother ever wants to get. "She said I hate to tell you this over the phone but we found your son dead." explains Sanchez. Her son, 38 year old Cleveland Flood, an inmate at the Sterling Correctional Facility was found dead... more »

• Job of the Day: Medical Records Technician

  October 19, 2010 12:55 PM

  The Colorado Department of Corrections has an opening in Colorado Springs for a Medical Records Technician. This position is responsible for the scheduling of medical appointments, transportation and security for offenders within the Department of Corrections. Responsibilities include evaluation of provider referrals to determine clinical specialists and/or services... more »

• Trying to avoid the chopping block for prison funding

  March 5, 2010 8:37 PM

  It's all about politics at the State Capitol, with organizations fighting for funding. Everyone's looking for places to cut, but one group says the Department of Corrections isn't that place. "Those positions are integral to the safety of any state run prison," says Rep. Buffie McFadyen, a Democrat from... more »

• D.O.C. responds to claims of forced homelessness from parolee

  February 18, 2010 7:59 PM

  News First 5 learned about 175 inmates that are paroled, each month, with no where to live. These numbers are from the Department of Corrections. Continuing a News First 5 investigation, we questioned why a parolee was dropped off to live under a bridge in Colorado Springs. For D.O.C., they... more »

• From prison to a prison of homelessness

  February 12, 2010 8:49 PM

  The homeless population is already high in Colorado Springs, but a state department may be adding to it. After getting out of prison in Sterling, this isn't the home sweet home Scott Meacham was expecting. "They paroled me underneath the (Bijou St.) bridge," says Scott Meacham, who was... more »

• Drive-by shootings in Pueblo West

  January 20, 2010 9:11 PM

  The Pueblo Sheriff's office is investigating bullet holes in two houses in Pueblo West. Each house belonged to an employee of the Department of Corrections. The shootings happened around 11:30 Monday night. One round went through the front of one house, another went through the back wall of different... more »