Comment on Colorado inmate transfers not being disclosed to victims

DENVER — Colorado prison officials have been transferring inmates to other states without informing victims or their families. An investigation launched by KUSA-TV has found prison officials are refusing to tell victims where inmates are despite the U.S. Crime Victims' Rights Law and a state law both designed to guarantee that information, the station (http://on9news.tv/2ppvHFu ) reported. The investigation found more than 100 inmates, some of whom are convicted killers and rapists, are being held in a "secret prison system." "I do not understand how a bureaucratic decision can override a victim's constitutional rights," said Jeanne Faatz, a longtime Republican legislator who was the prime sponsor of the Read more on Colorado Springs Gazette