Double jeopardy Inmates doing more time on charges filed by DOC

CANON CITY - Are the state prisons become a breeding ground for new charges?
Inmates serving time in state prisons seem to public defenders to be increasingly facing new charges as the days of in-house punishment are falling by the wayside. On the other side of the coin, prosecutors are filing charges against inmates in an effort to keep the peace behind bars.
The Colorado Department of Corrections does not track numbers of new cases filed against its inmates.
"Very few cases are actually taken downtown," said Brent Parker, DOC spokesman. "Obviously assaults, murders, escapes or inmates with a lot of drugs are going to be facing new charges."
The Pueblo Chieftain Online - Pueblo, Colorado U.S.A