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The Elephant in the Room: A Call for Accountability in Advocacy and Criminal Justice Reform. Entitlement vs. Effective Advocacy: Why Some Voices Go Unheard. Navigating Advocacy with Integrity and Purpose. Generational Gaps in Advocacy.
This article might ruffle some feathers—and honestly, I’m okay with that. The truth is, sometimes you have to call out the big elephant in the room, no matter how notorious or uncomfortable it might make people. For too long, the world of criminal justice reform, including prisons, county jails, and advocacy work, has been plagued…
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The State of Community Corrections: A Call for Reform. The Reality of Community Corrections in Colorado: A Demand for Accountability. A closer examination of the case managers at ICCS, a facility heavily utilized by the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) and local courts, reveals the urgent need for change. The time for reform is now.
Justyna M. in Criminal Justice Community corrections in Colorado is a system of approximately 30 “halfway houses”, that provides asentencing alternative for judges to divert individuals from prison (Diversion community corrections) and aresidential community placement for individuals referred from the prison system (Transition communitycorrections). Eligibility for community corrections is defined in statute. Individuals participating in…