US EditionColorado Officials Reject Federal Push to Transfer Convicted Clerk Tina Peters Out of State Custody
Colorado DOC rejected a federal request to transfer Tina Peters, citing state rules; she is serving a nine-year sentence for election-related felonies, officials said.
- On Tuesday, the Colorado Department of Corrections said it is not seeking a transfer and will keep Tina Peters in state custody, calling the federal request inconsistent with Colorado's standard practice.
- Earlier this month, William K. Marshall III, director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, sent a letter requesting Peters' transfer, while Ed Martin and allies of President Donald Trump increased pressure recently.
- Peters is serving a nine-year sentence after being convicted for allowing unauthorized access to voting systems and her attorneys said last week she is in solitary at La Vista Correctional Facility, Pueblo with deteriorating health.
- Attorney General Phil Weiser and Mesa County District Attorney Daniel Rubinstein wrote that Gov. Jared Polis should deny the federal request, supported by the Colorado County Clerk's Association.
- Colorado officials say there is no standard process for another prison system to request a transfer, noting the federal letter's full intent is unclear and state prosecutors warn it may enable easier conditions or unauthorized release.
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Colorado doesn’t plan to transfer imprisoned former county clerk to federal custody
DENVER (AP) — Colorado doesn’t plan to transfer from state prison to federal custody a former county clerk who has become a hero to election conspiracy theorists following a request from the Trump administration, state officials said Wednesday.
Colorado officials reject Tina Peters prison transfer request by Trump administration
The Colorado Department of Corrections says it won’t grant the Trump administration’s request to transfer Tina Peters to the federal prison system, characterizing it in a statement as not fitting with the “standard practice” for moving inmates. The statement was issued Tuesday night after county clerks and other elected officials had called on Gov. Jared Polis in recent days to deny the request from the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The governor’s …
Colorado officials reject Tina Peters prison transfer request by Trump administration
The Colorado Department of Corrections says it won’t grant the Trump administration’s request to transfer Tina Peters to the federal prison system, characterizing it in a statement as not fitting with the “standard practice” for moving inmates. The statement was issued Tuesday night after county clerks and other elected officials had called on Gov. Jared Polis in recent days to deny the request from the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The governor’s …
Colorado officials reject Tina Peters prison transfer request by Trump administration
The Colorado Department of Corrections says it won’t grant the Trump administration’s request to transfer Tina Peters to the federal prison system, characterizing it in a statement as not fitting with the “standard practice” for moving inmates. The statement was issued Tuesday night after county clerks and other elected officials had called on Gov. Jared Polis in recent days to deny the request from the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The governor’s …
Colorado officials reject Tina Peters prison transfer request by Trump administration
The Colorado Department of Corrections says it won’t grant the Trump administration’s request to transfer Tina Peters to the federal prison system, characterizing it in a statement as not fitting with the “standard practice” for moving inmates. The statement was issued Tuesday night after county clerks and other elected officials had called on Gov. Jared Polis in recent days to deny the request from the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The governor’s …
Colorado officials reject Tina Peters prison transfer request by Trump administration
The Colorado Department of Corrections says it won’t grant the Trump administration’s request to transfer Tina Peters to the federal prison system, characterizing it in a statement as not fitting with the “standard practice” for moving inmates. The statement was issued Tuesday night after county clerks and other elected officials had called on Gov. Jared Polis in recent days to deny the request from the Federal Bureau of Prisons. The governor’s …
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