AltWeeklies Wire
Even With Legal Help, Transgender Prisoners Are Never Safe in Prisonnew

Rape in prison has been all too real for Samantha Hill. Over the years, she says, she’s been sexually assaulted numerous times, despite her persistent requests for protection
Tags: transgender in prison
Coming Out To Americanew

Immigrants seeking asylum in the United States don't come here solely in search of the American Dream. Some gay immigrants can't go home again.
Tags: Immigration, Asylum
Disappearing Actnew

The men who are caught transporting illegal immigrants rarely pay the price.
Westword |
Melanie Asmar |
11-12-2010 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Immigration, Jose Chacón-Posada
Can a Mild-mannered Bakery Clerk Solve Grocery Workers' Labor Strife?new

Kim Cordova's termination, and the filing of a slander lawsuit against her and two other union members, convinced her to make a play for the top job at one of the largest unions in Colorado. She'll be the first woman to head Local 7.
Westword |
Melanie Asmar |
12-07-2009 |
Business & Labor
Colorado's New Medicaid Funding Plan Will Leave Disabled Adults on the Outsidenew
Because of recent changes in the way Colorado distributes Medicaid money to adults with developmental disabilities, Sean Wenlock will only be able to afford the services of his caregiver two days a week instead of five. And he's not alone.