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Colorado DOC Clears Tina Peters of Prison Assault, Cites Unauthorized-Absence Violation

The ruling follows a DOC review of a January altercation captured on video.

Overview

  • Following a March 10 disciplinary hearing, corrections officials found Peters not guilty of assault but guilty of an unauthorized-absence rule violation, with the decision formalized this week.
  • Department-released video shows a brief scuffle between Peters and another inmate at La Vista Correctional Facility, and officials said neither woman was injured.
  • Corrections spokeswoman Alondra Gonzalez-Garcia said both findings arose from the same January incident and said she was unsure whether any sanction was imposed for the lesser violation.
  • A copy of Peters’ prison file reviewed by Denver7 shows at least four prior minor write-ups by prison staff.
  • Peters remains incarcerated on a nine-year state sentence, her presidential pardon does not affect state convictions, and Gov. Jared Polis has said he is reviewing her clemency case.