Tag: Criminal Justice System
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Colorado legislative committee to examine behavioral health in criminal justice system
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Individuals with behavioral health disorders in the Colorado criminal justice system will be getting renewed attention in the coming legislative session. The six-member Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning the Treatment of Persons with Behavioral Health Disorders in the Criminal Justice System convened on Monday to appoint…
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Former Denver leaders endorse John Walsh for district attorney
Former Denver Mayor Wellington Webb and former Rep. Wilma Webb have endorsed former U.S. Attorney John Walsh to be Denver’s next District Attorney. The endorsement demonstrates the shared vision Walsh and the Webbs have on Denver’s criminal justice system, according to a news a release Wednesday morning. Walsh’s campaign is “energized by a vision rooted in…
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New DIA program employs people exiting criminal justice system, offers job support
Correction: A previous version of this story said DIA was designed to service 15 million annual passengers. The airport was actually designed to serve 50 million. The story has been updated to reflect that number. A new Denver International Airport partnership with the Colorado Department of Corrections will create employment pathways for people exiting the…
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Colorado lawmakers advance bill to prevent police from lying to minors during interrogations
Lorenzo Montoya spent more than 13 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. In 2000, when Montoya was 14 years old, he confessed to committing a murder after Denver police told him there were fingerprints, shoe prints and saliva at the crime scene proving his guilt. Montoya said the police told him he would go to…
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Colorado legislature OKs diverting people with mental health issues out of jail
The Colorado legislature approved a bill to prevent people with mental health issues from entering the criminal justice system, instead sending them to treatment centers to address their needs. The state House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 10 in a 61-1 vote Tuesday, following the state Senate’s unanimous vote last month. The bill will now…
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Bill seeks to divert people with behavioral health disorders out of criminal justice system into treatment
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A bill in the Colorado Senate aims to prevent people with mental health issues from entering the criminal justice system and instead send them to treatment centers that can address their psychological needs. A Senate panel unanimously advanced Senate Bill 10 on Thursday, moving it forward to…