Colorado

Police officials, prosecutors and halfway house operators had condemned the policy as jeopardizing public safety

One teacher says he now spends a quarter of his work week on a security shift

The deputy said he wanted to reward the inmates for helping clean the housing pod

Jail leaders must "take out the emotion" about the medication prescribed through the MAT programs, Lt. Staci Shaffer said

Two sheriffs who have implemented MAT programs said they opposed the state requiring counties to offer it without paying for it

The law also removes a section in state statute that says “every able-bodied inmate shall be put to and kept at” work

The station is created and produced by inmates serving at three different correctional facilities in Colorado

"The staff morale is the lowest I've seen in the 19 years I've worked for the bureau," a union official said

The fact that executives are working to bring help to staff is good news, the union says

FCC Florence, which includes the supermax Administrative Maximum Facility, is currently only 59% staffed

"It's an opportunity to do something truly meaningful with your time," said inmate and crew member Kevin Payton