News

Fast-moving wildfire forces evacuation of Colorado prison
A Colorado prison was evacuated due to a fast-growing wildfire that’s already one of the largest in state history, officials ...
Prison near Rifle evacuated due to wildfire
RIFLE, Colo. — A wildfire in Rio Blanco County is forcing the evacuation of a prison north of Rifle. The Colorado Department ...
Colorado Public Radio1d
Corrections facility evacuated as Lee fire spreads southeast, becomes state’s 6th largest of all time
At last mapping, the Lee fire had grown to more than 100,000 acres, which would rank it sixth all-time among Colorado ...
Post Independent Citizen Telegram16y
Correctional center in Rifle may close - PostIndependent.com
RIFLE, Colorado ” A proposed closure of the Rifle Correctional Center would mean the loss of 57 jobs in the area, although employees would be offered positions in other prisons around the state, ...
Vail Daily16y
300 show up to oppose closure of Rifle Correctional Center
Representatives from the Grand River Hospital District, the Rifle Senior Center and Rifle Senior Housing all spoke in favor of the inmate labor and how it helped them. “The Rifle Correctional ...
The Aspen Times16y
Crowd opposes closure of Rifle Correctional Center
Representatives from the Grand River Hospital District, the Rifle Senior Center and Rifle Senior Housing all praised the inmate labor. “The Rifle Correctional Center has helped keep us going,” ...
Post Independent Citizen Telegram16y
Rifle Correctional Center may now expand - PostIndependent.com
RIFLE, Colorado ” What started as a proposal in January to close down the Rifle Correctional Center by Gov. Bill Ritter has now changed in March to a plan that could expand the facility. Mike ...