Criminalizing the sick

Durango man’s isolation in jail exacerbated his mental illness

Inmate chaplain provides light, liberation behind bars

Shelby Smith never saw himself as a minister, but now his favorite chair in the world is by the window in the jail where he meets with up to 20 inmates a week at the Montezuma County Jail. ...

Marshal John Cox lays down the law

This information is being made available to the public only as a quick reference to some of the most frequently asked questions about Amendment 64. It is not an all-inclusive source of infor...

Machete-wielding man gets 4 years for rampage

A father of five was ordered to serve two years in prison last week in connection to terrorizing a Cortez neighborhood with a machete during the summer. After pleading guilty to t...

Machete-wielding man gets 4 years

Father of five who terrorized neighborhood this summer apologizes for 'monstrous act'

Machete-wielding man gets 4 years

Father of five who terrorized neighborhood this summer apologizes for ‘monstrous act’