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Durango Herald readers ask why suspects are dressed identically

In some cases, Sheriff’s Office takes personal clothing as evidence

Rural Colorado counties spending hundreds of thousands on jail overflow

Archuleta County expects costs will top $250,000 in 2017

Bayfield man sought in escape from work-release found Monday

Timothy Sobley was found hiding under his parents bed, police say

Bayfield man walks away from jail work-release

Escapee was serving 180 days for misdemeanors

Could jail inmates tip elections in Durango?

Efforts underway to include the disenfranchised

La Plata County Sheriff to rent jail beds to boost revenue

Additional revenue projected at more than $500,000

Judge upholds 1-year jail term for careless driver

Michelle Northcutt sought reconsideration of sentence

Police arrest man in gun incident at Transit Center

A 24-year-old Durango man was arrested Monday after allegedly threatening another man with a gun at the Durango Police Lt. Ray Shupe said Samuel Holt-Hostetler was arrested around 2:30 p.m...

Most jail inmates have the right to vote, but few do

Political candidates seeking a few extra votes this year might consider hitting up an untapped electorate: inmates at the La Plata County Jail. In the last 20 years, Clerk and Rec...

Jail’s medical contract cuts costs, increases coverage

A newly contracted team of medical personnel are expected to provide around-the-clock coverage and reduce costs for the La Plata County Jail. Southern Health Partners, a Tennessee...

67-year-old La Plata County Jail inmate died of heart attack

Authorities withhold identity while they search for kin

67-year-old inmate found dead in La Plata County Jail

The Durango Police Department is investigating the death of an inmate Sunday in the La Plata County Jail. La Plata County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Dan Bender said the inmate, a ...