Inmates Moved To Make Room For DNC Arrests

Campaign '08 Complete Coverage About The Candidates & Issues DENVER, Colo. (CBS) ― Tents are going up across the city in preparation for the Democratic National Convention. That includes one at the Denver County Jail. As part of the preparations, the Denver Sheriff's Department is making more room in the jail should there be mass arrests. An additional 50 inmates can be housed in the tent. It's air conditioned and the one time it was used before, inmates practically begged to be moved there, CBS station KCNC-TV reported. "This is nothing more than a contingency plan," Ron Foos with the Denver Sheriff's Department said. "We'll determine whether we house people here depending on the population inside the jail." The gym at the Denver jail is also being prepared. It can house 50 to 75 beds called "boats." Around 100 inmates are... [read full story]