The Colorado Department of Corrections evacuated all 179 incarcerated individuals from the Rifle Correctional Center Sunday due to the rapidly growing Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County, according to a ...

The Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) has begun evacuating inmates in response to the rapidly evolving Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County.179 inmates in custody at Rifle Correctional Center are ...

Following Bryan Kohberger's life sentence, the 30-year-old was moved to solitary confinement at Idaho Maximum Security ...

What now ranks as the fifth-largest wildfire in state history continues to have major impacts in the Meeker-Rifle region as firefighters continue to face challenges stopping its spread, particularly i ...

A Colorado prison was evacuated because of a fast-growing wildfire that’s already one of the largest in state history, officials said. The spread of the Lee Fire in western Colorado forced ...

RIFLE, Colo. — A wildfire in Rio Blanco County is forcing the evacuation of a prison north of Rifle. The Colorado Department ...

The Rifle Correctional Center is at risk of closing as state officials consider cost-cutting measures to address a budget deficit. A December proposal to the Colorado General Assembly’s Joint Budget ...

RIFLE, Colorado ” A proposed closure of the Rifle Correctional Center would mean the loss of 57 jobs in the area, although employees would be offered positions in other prisons around the state, ...