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6/4/2019 Highway 207 Designated the “Sgt. Mary Ricard Memorial Highway”
7/5/2019 Department of Corrections Statement on the Arrest of Corrections Officer Scott Mathews Jr.
7/10/2019- State Reaches Lawsuit Settlement with Transgender Offender
7/30/2019- Colorado Department of Corrections Announces Promotion of 5 new Wardens
10/18/2019 Department of Corrections Promotes New Deputy Executive Directors
10/29/2019 Pennsylvania Murder Suspect Captured
12/4/2019 Tragic Loss for Department of Corrections
12/5/2019 UPDATE on Tragic Loss of CDOC Staff Member
12/11/2019 Memorial Service for Sgt. Joshua Voth
2/2/2020 Statement on Small Plane Crash on Department of Corrections' Property in Canon City
3/11/2020 Operational Changes at Colorado Department of Corrections' Facilities for Prevention of COVID-19
3/23/2020 Department of Corrections Provides Updates on COVID-19 Prevention Plan
3/26/2020 Department of Corrections Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19
3/27/2020- Additional Department of Corrections Staff Members Test Positive for COVID-19
4/8/2020 Department of Corrections Inmate Tests Positive for COVID-19
4/15/2020 2 Inmates Test Positive for COVID-19 at Sterling Correctional Facility
4/16/2020 Department of Corrections Update on Comprehensive COVID-19 Prevention and Response Efforts
4/24/2020 Initial Results from Targeted COVID-19 Testing Program at Sterling Correctional Facility
5/1/2020- DOC Inmate from Sterling Dies at Hospital
5/11/2020 Department of Corrections Publishes Testing Data
7/7/2020 Inmate and Staff Member at Buena Vista Correctional Complex Test Positive for COVID
7/13/2020 Update on DOC COVID-19 Testing
8/24/2020 CDOC and COVA Partnership
9/28/2020 Department of Corrections Recognizes Scholarship Recipients
10/29/2020 CDOC Inmate at Fremont Correctional Facility Dies at Hospital
11/13/2020 Colorado Department of Corrections Reaches Settlement with the ACLU
11/17/2020 DOC Inmate from Fremont Correctional Facility Dies at Hospital
12/1/2020 CDOC COVID-19 Response Update
12/3/2020 DOC Inmate Death Investigation
1/12/2021 Inmate Arrested After Walking Away from the Minimum Security Colorado Correctional Facility
5/7/2021 Bill Signing Marks the Beginning of New CDOC Youthful Offender Mentoring Program
8/4/2021 Minimum Security Inmate Walks Away from the Canon City Complex
8/4/2021 Minimum Security Inmate in Custody After Walking Away from the Canon City Complex
8/7/2021 Inmate on Inmate Alleged Homicide at Colorado State Penitentiary
8/17/2021 State Agencies with 24/7 Facilities to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations for Staff Members
10/20/2021 Officer Involved Shooting