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Advocate tells Arapahoe County commissioners jail command staff retaliated, limiting communication

5956444 · April 8, 2025
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Summary

At the April 8 Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners meeting, a local homeless outreach director said she filed multiple internal affairs complaints alleging retaliation and refusal to allow her client to communicate with supporters; she urged County Attorney Ron Karl and the board to take notice.

Regan Benson, executive director of Helping Hands for Dignity Coalition, told the Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners on April 8 that she has filed multiple internal affairs complaints alleging retaliation by command staff at the county jail and described what she called improper restrictions on her client's ability to communicate.

Benson spoke during the public-comment portion of the meeting. "I do have to say I'm disappointed," she said, adding that she had written to the board and received no response.…

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