Tag:Capital Punishment

Legislative Look Ahead: Public Safety, Cost of Living, the State’s Litigious Environment in Focus

The Colorado Legislature began its session Jan. 10, and property tax, public safety and the cost of living are expected to be top priorities.

Where the Death Penalty Stands Now Across U.S.

Colorado repealed the death penalty in 2020, but across the nation there are 27 states that have it in place.

First Death Penalty Case in Colorado Was in 1859

The first death penalty case in Colorado happened in 1859.

Sister Helen Prejean Talks Morality of Death Penalty

Sister Helen Prejean has never forgotten the sight of an execution she witnessed in Louisiana three and a half decades ago. She watched a...