Insight with John Ferrugia

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John Ferrugia and a team of investigative journalists present stories of significance to Colorado. From Rocky Mountain PBS.

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    • Mar 3, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 25m AVG DURATION
    • 9 EPISODES


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    Breakdown: A Duty to Heal

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2020 26:32


    In this third and final episode of the “Breakdown” podcast series, we look at what three law enforcement agencies in Colorado are doing to promote mental health and wellness for their officers.

    Breakdown: Turning Tragedy Into Policy

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020 23:03


    After an officer-involved shooting, what are the laws about when and how the officer who pulls the trigger returns to work? A tragic night in Colorado inspired a new state law. We surveyed police and sheriff’s departments all over the state to find out how they handle an officer’s reintegration after a shooting. (Warning: This episode contains the sounds of gunfire and violence.)

    Breakdown: Officer-Involved Trauma

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2020 27:10


    In this companion podcast to the “Insight with John Ferrugia” news program, husband and wife deputy sheriffs share their experiences with trauma and mental health on duty, after two critical incidents drove them close to the breaking point. Watch our full investigation on mental health and criminal justice in Colorado at rmpbs.org/breakdown.

    Ripples of Columbine: A School as a Spectacle

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 15:46


    In the third episode, we return to Columbine High School itself. It’s still a working school and in recent months the security team has been dealing with nearly 200 would-be trespassers per month. We investigate what draws some people to the site and what pushes others away.

    Ripples of Columbine: Survivors in the Classroom

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 19:21


    Survivors of the Columbine High School massacre who vowed never to return to the classroom reveal what it is like become a teacher. Rocky Mountain PBS investigates whether the new methods schools are using to prepare students for potential active shooters are helpful or harmful.

    Ripples of Columbine: Wounded and Witnesses

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 15, 2019 29:52


    On the 20th anniversary of the massacre at Columbine High School, Rocky Mountain PBS explores how the tragedy impacted the lives of three students who were either wounded by gunfire or who witnessed the shooting deaths of close friends. Lance Kirklin, Diwata Quach, and Makai Hall open up about the different paths they have taken to recovery and the challenges they’ve endured.

    Marijuana Murder?

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2018 35:23


    This episode of Insight looks at new research showing edible marijuana sparks more psychotic problems than other forms, and brings you one man's story from prison.

    Imminent Danger

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2018 31:23


    The deaths of Matthew Riehl and Deputy Zackari Parrish last New Year’s Eve are spurring a push for a so-called “red flag law” in Colorado, legislation that would allow family and friends to temporarily take guns away from loved ones during a mental health crisis.

    Traded and Trafficked

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2018 25:04


    Children are being exploited and sold for sex right here in Colorado... in neighborhoods you might never imagine. We've sifted through years of data -- hundreds of pages of documents -- to pinpoint where these crimes are happening and what’s being done to stop them.

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