From The Gazette (Colorado Springs): After The Gazette was denied access to records detailing violent incidents at a Colorado Springs youth corrections facility, two lawmakers pledged to look into changing a state law that exempts the Division of Youth Corrections from the Open Records Act.
“There is a need for some protection for the juveniles,” said Rep. Jenise May, D-Aurora, who worked in the Department of Human Services for years. “But then you are trying to deal with the balance of the public’s right to know and also the lawmaker’s right to know. I think the law needs to be tweaked.”
The Gazette requested access to reports of the most violent incidents that have occurred at Spring Creek Youth Services Center in Colorado Springs, specifically asking that the identities of juvenile’s involved be redacted.
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