Iris Eytan is an attorney with Disability Law Colorado who says there are nearly 100 offenders with varying degrees of crimes that are stuck in jail awaiting an evaluation at the state hospital in Pueblo. “This is a historical problem that has arisen in this state...
A motion filed in federal court Wednesday accused the Colorado Department of Human Services of violating a federal agreement and asked a judge to order the state to eliminate a backlog of inmates waiting for competency evaluations and treatment. The motion, filed by Disability Law Colorado,...
A motion filed in federal court Wednesday accused the Colorado Department of Human Services of violating a federal agreement and asked a judge to order the state to eliminate a backlog of inmates waiting for competency evaluations and treatment. The motion, filed by Disability Law Colorado,...
Jim Lynn is overwhelmed with guilt for the phone call he made in April. Out of options and again facing his screaming, schizophrenic son, Lynn had hoped his 911 call to the sheriff's office finally would lead to treatment. Instead, his 35-year-old son was taken...
Eytan and Nielsen were published in Law Week Colorado, September 28, 2015. BY IRIS EYTAN EYTAN NIELSEN LAW WEEK COLORADO Title IX investigations, campus sexual assault policies and the need for schools to impose harsher discipline, have dominated recent headlines. The sentiment that all young men accused of sexual assault...