Tag: change
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Reflections on 2024: Lessons from a Year of Advocacy and Challenges Farewell 2024: A Year of Nonprofits, Challenges, and Hope for Change CDOC DNA Scandal and More…
I want to dedicate this article to those who remain behind the walls of prison, who refuse to give up. You are my true source of light – Jaime, Matt, Dave, Andrew, Tyson, Roy, Shawn, Matt Z. Justin, Evan … As 2025 begins, we lift up those behind prison walls. Fill their hearts with hope,…
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Proposition 128: A Path to Mass Incarceration and Increased Costs for Colorado Taxpayers. Did Voters Understand the Full Picture? What Happens Next?
The measure does not impact the parole eligibility of a person who is incarceratedfor crimes committed before January 1, 2025. Proposition 128: A Path to Mass Incarceration and Increased Costs for Colorado Taxpayers In the 2024 election, Colorado voters approved Proposition 128, a measure that requires individuals convicted of certain violent crimes to serve a…
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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…
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Unveiling the Truth About Chad Miller: A Tribute to the Victims of His Failures as Public Defender and District Judge. Corruption and Lack of Integrity on the Bench and Beyond.
Justyna M. in Criminal Justice “A judge must be a servant of the law and not its master. They must decide cases impartially and with an understanding that justice is not about the will of the judge, but the will of the law.” Chief Justice John Marshall This publication is dedicated to the men, women,…
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He Is My Hero Without a Cape: The Story of John ‘Freddie’ Nole, A Champion for the Forgotten.
Justyna M. in Criminal Justice He spent 50 years fighting to leave prison. Now he helps others get out. – The Washington Post This article is inspired entirely by the Washington Post’s piece, “He Spent 50 Years Fighting to Leave Prison. Now He Helps Others Get Out.” John “Freddie” Nole spent fifty years in prison,…