Vows to keep fighting for her rights and for others Longtime immigrant rights activist Jeanette Vizguerra was released Monday from an ICE jail after nearly 10 months in a Colorado detention center. Vizguerra, 54, an immigrant woman who became a national symbol of resistance to forced deportation during President Trump’s first term was arrested by… Continue reading Immigrant Rights Activist Vizguerra released
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Life, after life without parole
By JUAN ESPINOSA They say, we learn from our mistakes. David Carrillo, 51, wants the young men and women he encounters to learn from his mistakes. As a 19-year-old gang leader, Carrillo was convicted of first degree murder of a young man in 1993 who was a member of a rival gang. He was sentenced… Continue reading Life, after life without parole
Letter to Editor
Democratic Party calls for end to taxpayer funding of Sheriff Lucero’s anti-union lawsuit By Monica Hughes, Communications Director Pueblo — The Pueblo Democratic Party is deeply concerned about the continued misuse of public funds to support Sheriff David Lucero’s lawsuit against International Brotherhood of Police Officers (IBPO) Local 837. Pueblo County is home to strong… Continue reading Letter to Editor
Lessons learned in prison
Guest Columnist Ricardo Reyes is currently studying science, math and Spanish at Colorado State University. He aspires to complete his university education and become a middle school math teacher. His interests include volunteering for Christian Fellowship, running and boxing. Where to begin? I can take so many avenues when it comes to correctional systems and… Continue reading Lessons learned in prison
Mayor Graham speaks on raising taxes and increasing arrests
State of the City address By DEVIN FLORES Pueblo, Colorado. The weather outside was frigid, with nearly 20 degrees of windchill, as Mayor Heather Graham gave a State of the City address at Pueblo Memorial Hall Friday, Jan. 24. The mayor’s primary topics reflected crime and safety concerns, the city’s budget, and her administration’s work… Continue reading Mayor Graham speaks on raising taxes and increasing arrests
Peltier almost free!
AIM elder to be released Feb. 18 By JUAN ESPINOSA On his last full day as president, Joe Biden commuted the life sentence of American Indian Movement leader Leonard Peltier, 80, who was convicted of killing two FBI agents in 1975. Lenny Foster, Peltier’s spiritual advisor for more than 40 years, said in a telephone… Continue reading Peltier almost free!
‘To Live Is To Believe’
Prison inmate’s view of Latina/o License Plate By JUAN CANDELARIA To live is to believe; Within this environment, we (inmates) grow accustomed to believing that every day will be repetitive, up until the day when it changes forever. Colorado State Representative Tim Hernández along with a few interns came to Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility… Continue reading ‘To Live Is To Believe’
CHICANA/O LICENSE PLATE AVAILABLE IN JANUARY
“Help build our people with us” By TIM HERNANDEZ When you’re a State Representative, you are given only five laws you can try to pass in a 120 day legislative session. That’s the rule: five bills, no more. During my term, I ran bills on gun violence prevention, immigrant rights, strengthening unions, cultural rights… Continue reading CHICANA/O LICENSE PLATE AVAILABLE IN JANUARY
Prison Diaries: RICARDO ROMERO
By Dr. Priscilla Falcón Book Review By Deborah Martinez Martinez The late Ricardo Romero, well-known Chicano activist, was imprisoned because he refused to testify before a federal grand jury and was subsequently sentenced to three years in Federal prison for criminal contempt. Prison Diaries: Ricardo Romero includes two interviews that capture Romero’s commitment to internationalism and his… Continue reading Prison Diaries: RICARDO ROMERO
Judge releases Pueblo man jailed on Municipal Court charges since January
Petition alleges 575-day sentence is unconstitutional By JUAN ESPINOSA A Pueblo man, who alleges he has been illegally held in Pueblo County Jail since January, was granted a zero-dollar personal recognizance bond by a district court judge on Friday, Oct. 4. Two hours later, Dean L. Lopez, 55, walked out of the Pueblo detention center… Continue reading Judge releases Pueblo man jailed on Municipal Court charges since January