Colorado State Patrol begins rolling out body cameras

PLUS | How sealed criminal records in Colorado may be released to the public, In career of ups and downs, Colorado Springs mountain runner returns a world champ and more. Springs PM Update Good evening, today is Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. Catch up on everything going on in Colorado in 5 minutes. [Colorado State Patrol begins rolling out body cameras]( The Colorado State Patrol has started rolling out body-worn cameras for its officers throughout the state, with full implementation expected in 2023. [Read More]( [French fossil dealer finds love, moves shop to Colorado Springs]( From bits of bones to tiny stones, David Guery and his wife, Meg arranged to have the entire shop in France transported to the United States. [Read More]( [EDITORIAL: 'The Hate State' has a new reputation]( Colorado had a near public relations crisis in the 1990s. It became “The Hate State.” A nationwide movement urged businesses and tourists to boycott Colorado. [Read More]( [How sealed criminal records in Colorado may be released to the public]( While state law requires the automatic sealing of criminal records when a case is completely dismissed, the statutes also offer mechanisms for unsealing them. The first mechanism is available to both the victim and defendant. [Read More]( [Trail talk: County to the north relishes its open space]( I am asked why Douglas County has so many excellent open spaces. Douglas County has 14 open spaces. Their program was started in 1994 and protects 63,000 acres. If you can find time to drive north and check some of them out, you will be impressed. [Read More]( [Dean Williams, lightning rod for 'normalization' in Colorado's correctional system, ends four-year tenure]( A wide-sweeping experiment of social "normalization" in Colorado's correctional system has an uncertain future after executive Director Dean Williams announced the end of his nearly four-year tenure. Williams is an outspoken advocate for rehabilitation in incarceration and looks to international practices as reform models. He expanded arts, mentorship and education programs, allowed inmates to travel for theater performances they created and recently appeared as himself in one of those plays. [Read More]( [In career of ups and downs, Colorado Springs mountain runner returns a world champ]( This month on a mountain in Thailand, Allie McLaughlin pulled away from a pack of the planet’s best runners as a trail climbed higher and higher, meeting rocks and roots, terrain not so unlike her home stomping grounds of Colorado Springs. [Read More]( Get access to all our content! Support local journalism and [subscribe here]([.]( Already subscribed? [Log in.]( Manage your email preferences or unsubscribe [here.]( 30 East Pikes Peak Avenue, Suite 100 Colorado Springs, CO 80903