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The Case for Further Sentencing Reform in Colorado0
- January 14, 2011
The first and most basic duty of Colorado’s criminal justice system is to protect the innocent from force and fraud. And as a government service, the roughly $32,000 (average cost)1 taxpayers spend annually per state prisoner is a good bargain for the separation of violent and predatory criminals from the public.
READ MOREWhat’s in Store for Criminal Justice Reforms in 2011?0
- November 17, 2010
Free Colorado’s Liquor Stores from Prohibition-era Rules0
- February 9, 2010
Colorado unemployment rose back up to 7.5 percent in December. We remain in an economic slump. Gov. Bill Ritter has implemented and proposed a wide variety of net tax hikes and fees. The state budget remains in shambles.
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A Closer Look at Sentencing Reform0
- January 28, 2010
Run Time: 0:19:14 MP3 10/02/09 Over the last twenty years, prison spending in Colorado has gone from less than 3 percent to nearly 9 percent of general fund spending in Colorado. The legislature’s ability to effectively impact prison spending lies in it prerogative to write sentencing and parole law. The Colorado Commission on Criminal and
READ MOREDon’t Panic Over Interpol’s New Legal Immunities in the United States0
- January 20, 2010
Over the past few weeks, there has been a lot of concern in some quarters about President Obama’s Executive Order extending certain legal immunities to the International Criminal Police Organization, or Interpol. These concerns are misplaced.
READ MOREWill Colorado Republicans Show Fiscal Leadership On Prison Spending?0
- December 12, 2009
Republicans often claim to be the party of fiscal conservatism and limited government. But Republican lawmakers in Colorado show little enthusiasm for applying those principles to Colorado’s hugely expensive prison bureaucracy. So when sentencing reform bills pop up in the next legislative session, it will be an excellent opportunity for Republicans to show if they really are the party of fiscal discipline, or if they are going to leave the heavy lifting to the Democrat majority.
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