/tags/american-civil-liberties-union-aclu American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) en-US Copyright �ʹ���ַ/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Tue, 03 Jun 2025 11:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-06-03/aclu-lawyers-say-camping-is-so-central-to-colorados-culture-that-camping-bans-should-be-illegal-will-a-judge-agree The ACLU of Colorado thinks the state’s history of camping culture should protect people experiencing homelessness when they sleep outdoors. Currently, the city of Boulder can ticket or jail people for using shelter in public places. But the ACLU of Colorado wants a judge to end that policy. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 11:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2025-06-03/aclu-lawyers-say-camping-is-so-central-to-colorados-culture-that-camping-bans-should-be-illegal-will-a-judge-agree In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Erin O'Toole, Brad Turner /podcast/inthenoco/2024-10-29/some-colorado-schools-use-facial-recognition-software-to-make-students-safer-is-it-also-a-civil-rights-violation A handful of Colorado school districts monitor students by pairing cameras with facial recognition software. And more districts are considering the technology. So is this software a smart security measure or a violation of students’ civil rights? We’ll dig into that debate on today’s In the NoCo. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:40:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2024-10-29/some-colorado-schools-use-facial-recognition-software-to-make-students-safer-is-it-also-a-civil-rights-violation In The NoCo, Ariel Lavery, Brad Turner /podcast/inthenoco/2023-12-20/a-former-life-living-on-the-streets-full-time-informs-this-advocates-solutions-to-homelessness-today There’s an ongoing legal battle between the ACLU of Colorado and the City of Boulder over the city's so-called camping ban. Today on In The NoCo, we talk to a former unhoused person who withdrew her name from that lawsuit. Wed, 20 Dec 2023 10:45:00 GMT /podcast/inthenoco/2023-12-20/a-former-life-living-on-the-streets-full-time-informs-this-advocates-solutions-to-homelessness-today Robyn Vincent /news/2020-06-25/theres-a-lot-more-work-to-do-the-impact-of-the-new-police-reform-bill-on-colorado On Juneteenth, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed the “Enhance Law Enforcement Integrity” bill into law. The bill was introduced in response to protests… Thu, 25 Jun 2020 22:43:40 GMT /news/2020-06-25/theres-a-lot-more-work-to-do-the-impact-of-the-new-police-reform-bill-on-colorado Colorado Edition /health/2020-05-13/weld-county-sheriff-screening-inmates-for-medical-conditions-following-order-from-federal-judge A federal judge is ordering the Weld County Sheriff to take certain actions to protect medically vulnerable inmates from COVID-19. In April, the American… Wed, 13 May 2020 18:29:18 GMT /health/2020-05-13/weld-county-sheriff-screening-inmates-for-medical-conditions-following-order-from-federal-judge Leigh Paterson /2020-04-16/stay-at-home-enforcement-can-include-jail-aclu-says-lets-not-go-there As shelter-in-place and stay-at-home orders get extended further into the year, some local governments across the Mountain West are threatening jail to... Thu, 16 Apr 2020 17:33:50 GMT /2020-04-16/stay-at-home-enforcement-can-include-jail-aclu-says-lets-not-go-there Maggie Mullen /health/2020-04-08/aclu-lawsuit-alleges-mismanagement-of-weld-county-jail-during-coronavirus-outbreak The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a class action lawsuit against Weld County Sheriff Steve Reams on Wednesday, alleging that the sheriff's… Wed, 08 Apr 2020 21:27:15 GMT /health/2020-04-08/aclu-lawsuit-alleges-mismanagement-of-weld-county-jail-during-coronavirus-outbreak Leigh Paterson /community/2019-05-06/fort-collins-mennonite-fellowship-continues-push-to-allow-locker-access-for-homeless The legal process continues for the city of Fort Collins, the American Civil Liberties Union and Fort Collins Fellowship Church. At issue: should people… Mon, 06 May 2019 12:00:00 GMT /community/2019-05-06/fort-collins-mennonite-fellowship-continues-push-to-allow-locker-access-for-homeless Desmond O'Boyle /education/2019-03-07/schools-under-resourced-and-students-overcriminalized-says-aclu A new report finds some public schools in Colorado and across the country are hiring law enforcement personnel rather than school-based mental health… Thu, 07 Mar 2019 20:38:05 GMT /education/2019-03-07/schools-under-resourced-and-students-overcriminalized-says-aclu Stephanie Daniel /politics/2018-09-18/three-takeaways-for-colorado-from-new-smart-justice-report Colorado’s prison population is growing. Between 1980 and 2016, it increased by 661 percent. It’s projected to increase by another 38 percent by 2024… Tue, 18 Sep 2018 15:32:01 GMT /politics/2018-09-18/three-takeaways-for-colorado-from-new-smart-justice-report Desmond O'Boyle