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Colorado Ramps Up Efforts To Track Parolees
By denver.cbslocal.com
Published: 04/11/2013

DENVER (AP) — Colorado prison officials said Wednesday they’re ramping up efforts to monitor parolees and respond to problems with their electronic monitoring equipment following the slaying of the state’s corrections chief.

State lawmakers approved $495,000 as they finalized details of next year’s budget.

The extra efforts will start immediately and include monthly roundups of fugitives. The department announced on Tuesday that it would also respond to tampering alerts from parolees within two hours.

Parole records show that white supremacist gang member Evan Ebel slipped out of his ankle bracelet days before Department of Corrections Director Tom Clements was killed at his home. Parole officers didn’t realize he had tampered with his bracelet until five days after the fact, the same day Clements was killed March 19.

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