EPISODE · Sep 9, 2025 · 14 MIN
September 9, 2025: Jail leader’s bad behavior, what a college degree is worth, Colorado legend’s 92nd birthday
from Colorado Today · host Colorado Public Radio
A jail commander is charged with invading inmates' privacy by watching strip search videos. Now, more than a dozen of the victims are suing, and the jail leader faces criminal charges. Then, what kind of return on investment can you expect from your college degree? Especially given how confusing it is to try to pay back loans right now. Plus, the remarkable life of the man picked to be the Jackie Robinson of space. This Coloradan might give Forest Gump a run for his money.This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Bazi Kanani, Mateo Schimpf, and Lauralyn Duff. The executive producer is Rachel Estabrook. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño.Email us at [email protected] Today is supported by CPR’s members.Read more on the stories in today’s show: CPR’s Tony Gorman and Allison Sherry report on a lawsuit against the La Plata County jail commander. CPR’s Chandra Thomas Whitfield interviews Ed Dwight about his remarkable life.
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A jail commander is charged with invading inmates' privacy by watching strip search videos. Now, more than a dozen of the victims are suing, and the jail leader faces criminal charges. Then, what kind of return on investment can you expect from your college degree? Especially given how confusing it is to try to pay back loans right now. Plus, the remarkable life of the man picked to be the Jackie Robinson of space. This Coloradan might give Forest Gump a run for his money. This episode of Colorado Today is hosted by Arlo Pérez Esquivel. It’s edited and produced by Bazi Kanani, Mateo Schimpf, and Lauralyn Duff. The executive producer is Rachel Estabrook. Theme music by Pedro Lumbraño. Email us at [email protected]. Colorado Today is supported by CPR’s members. Read more on the stories in today’s show: CPR’s Tony Gorman and Allison Sherry report on a lawsuit against the La Plata County jail commander. CPR’s Chandra Thomas Whitfield interviews Ed Dwight about his remarkable life.
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September 9, 2025: Jail leader’s bad behavior, what a college degree is worth, Colorado legend’s 92nd birthday
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