Tag: Criminal Justice
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House panel approves Colorado bill expanding protections of witness intimidation law
Legislation making its way through the Colorado legislature would expand protections of the state’s witness intimidation law. The House Judiciary Committee advanced the bill on Wednesday after the Senate unanimously passed the measure earlier this month. If enacted, Senate Bill 24 would expand the law to cover intimidation that influences a person to withhold information or…
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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…
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As crime rates rise in Colorado, restorative justice offers hope
A recent report that details the skyrocketing societal and financial costs of rising crime rates in Colorado, coupled with a 50% recidivism rate — one of the worst in the country — have prompted a warning from leading prosecutors: Well-intended policies that coddle criminals have made life in the state more dangerous. But one philosophy…
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Two juveniles arrested in connection to racist graffiti at Aurora school
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two juveniles have been arrested in connection to multiple racist messages and sexual images that was spray-painted on the playground outside of Coyote Hills Elementary school last week. The Aurora Police Department announced the arrests…
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Colorado criminal justice leaders urge Biden to end federal death penalty
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Several Colorado criminal justice leaders signed a nationwide bipartisan letter Monday, asking President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to immediately take action to end the federal death penalty in the U.S. The letter was signed…
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Several Denver County Sheriff Deputies awarded the Medal of Valor on Thursday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Seven members of the Denver County Sheriff’s Office were awarded the Medal of Valor on Thursday for their roles in capturing an inmate who attempted to escape while being transported to another facility in September.…
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Family of De’Von Bailey attends police reform bill signing, says it ‘came a little too late’
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado became the first state in the nation to act on police reform Friday. The parents of a 19-year-old Colorado Springs man killed by police last summer stood behind the Gov. Jared Polis as the police reform bill was signed. The parents of De’Von Bailey,…