By Dillon Thomas | CBS Colorado
Inmates being held in the Larimer County Jail in Northern Colorado showed up in record numbers this year for voting after a new Colorado law went into effect. In 2024 Colorado became the first state in the United States to require counties offer in-person voting to inmates who are legally qualified to vote.
“Everybody here is innocent until proven guilty. Just because you are in our building doesn’t mean you should lose your right to vote,” said Steven LaChance, program specialist at the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office.
Inmates who have not lost their right to vote due to felony conviction have always been allowed to vote. However, in previous years, the inmates were typically left to vote via mail-in ballot.