Aspen Daily News
Pitkin County jail to get multimillion-dollar overhaul by 2026
By Josie Taris, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer
December 31, 2024
“Pitkin County Sheriff Michael Buglione stands in front of an Earl Biss original at a Dec. 17 tour of the jail. He said the late Biss, a longtime Aspen artist and frequent resident of the jail, painted the landscape on the concrete jail walls so that the county commissioners could not sell and profit from his art. If the jail is relocated, the painting will be carved out of the wall and displayed at the new facility. “
