/tags/police-reform Police Reform en-US Copyright ÂÜŔňÉŮĹ®/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 06 Jun 2025 19:39:12 GMT /news/2025-06-06/purplish-when-colorado-rewrote-the-rules-for-policing In 2020, Colorado became one of the first states in the nation to pass police accountability reforms in response to the Black Lives Matter movement. Five years on, where does that effort stand now? Fri, 06 Jun 2025 19:39:12 GMT /news/2025-06-06/purplish-when-colorado-rewrote-the-rules-for-policing Bente Birkeland, Ben Markus, CPR News /news/2025-05-29/how-protests-over-george-floyds-death-led-colorado-to-rewrite-its-rules-for-policing As demonstrations swirled around the Capitol five years ago, state lawmakers came together on a sweeping package of reforms that are still playing out. Thu, 29 May 2025 15:49:14 GMT /news/2025-05-29/how-protests-over-george-floyds-death-led-colorado-to-rewrite-its-rules-for-policing Bente Birkeland /news/2024-04-19/lawmakers-introduce-late-session-bill-to-protect-police-whistleblowers-from-their-departments A bill that would reform transparency and accountability around police misconduct, especially between officers, was introduced this week with just days left in the legislative session. Fri, 19 Apr 2024 22:00:13 GMT /news/2024-04-19/lawmakers-introduce-late-session-bill-to-protect-police-whistleblowers-from-their-departments Lucas Brady Woods /news/2023-10-25/news-brief-with-boulder-reporting-lab-new-ordinance-updates-police-oversight-panel-rules This week, we spoke with Boulder Reporting Lab Senior Reporter John Herrick about the massive changes just approved for the rules around Boulder’s Police Oversight Panel. Wed, 25 Oct 2023 19:17:10 GMT /news/2023-10-25/news-brief-with-boulder-reporting-lab-new-ordinance-updates-police-oversight-panel-rules Nikole Robinson Carroll /podcast/inthenoco/2023-10-24/this-is-my-why-candice-bailey-on-elijah-mcclain-and-her-ongoing-fight-for-racial-justice Another Aurora officer charged in the death of Elijah McClain is on trial now. Nathan Woodyard’s trial comes after a split verdict in the trial of two other officers. In The NoCo sat down with racial justice activist Candice Bailey for her reaction and more. Tue, 24 Oct 2023 09:45:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2023-10-24/this-is-my-why-candice-bailey-on-elijah-mcclain-and-her-ongoing-fight-for-racial-justice In The NoCo /news/2023-10-22/rogue-cops-still-licensed-to-carry-a-badge-despite-government-reforms Colorado promised transparency around police misconduct, but is still not holding most rogue cops publicly accountable. Sun, 22 Oct 2023 12:00:00 GMT /news/2023-10-22/rogue-cops-still-licensed-to-carry-a-badge-despite-government-reforms Susan Greene, Colorado News Collaborative, Andrew Fraieli, The Sentinel /news/2023-10-20/boulder-city-council-votes-unanimously-to-overhaul-police-oversight-guidelines After months of meetings and revisions, the city of Boulder has new guidelines for its police oversight panel, following a city council vote Thursday night. Fri, 20 Oct 2023 19:16:57 GMT /news/2023-10-20/boulder-city-council-votes-unanimously-to-overhaul-police-oversight-guidelines Leigh Paterson /podcast/inthenoco/2023-09-26/the-pain-and-promise-of-elijah-mcclains-legacy-deepen-as-police-face-trial-for-his-death All eyes are on an Aurora courtroom for the Elijah McClain case that went on trial last week. Mclain, a 23-year-old Black man, died four years ago during a violent encounter with Aurora police and paramedics. His death has had major reverberations in Colorado and far beyond. Tue, 26 Sep 2023 09:45:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2023-09-26/the-pain-and-promise-of-elijah-mcclains-legacy-deepen-as-police-face-trial-for-his-death Robyn Vincent /news/2023-09-21/news-brief-with-the-colorado-sun-state-poised-to-release-police-use-of-force-data The Colorado Sun editor David Krause joined us to discuss an anticipated new state report on police use of force. Thu, 21 Sep 2023 20:20:30 GMT /news/2023-09-21/news-brief-with-the-colorado-sun-state-poised-to-release-police-use-of-force-data Nikole Robinson Carroll /news/2023-05-24/gov-polis-establishes-christian-glass-day-apologizes-for-shooting-death Governor Jared Polis has established today, May 24th as Christian Glass day. The proclamation is a tribute to the 22-year-old Boulder resident who was shot and killed by police in Idaho Springs last summer. Wed, 24 May 2023 19:11:19 GMT /news/2023-05-24/gov-polis-establishes-christian-glass-day-apologizes-for-shooting-death Leigh Paterson