22CO13

Summary

The court held that the Colorado Governmental Immunity Act waives immunity for intentional torts, including false imprisonment, arising from the operation of a jail and asserted by claimants who are incarcerated but not yet convicted. It reasoned that the statutory requirement to show injury due to negligence establishes a minimum threshold rather than limiting recovery to negligent conduct, because the contrary interpretation would produce an absurd result. The court reversed the appellate judgment and remanded for further proceedings.