Who is the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition?

Our mission is to reverse the trend of mass incarceration in Colorado. We are a coalition of nearly 7,000 individual members and over 100 faith and community organizations who have united to stop perpetual prison expansion in Colorado through policy and sentence reform.

Our chief areas of interest include drug policy reform, women in prison, racial injustice, the impact of incarceration on children and families, the problems associated with re-entry and stopping the practice of using private prisons in our state.

If you would like to be involved please go to our website and become a member.

Wednesday, January 31, 2007

Building More Prisons -- We Just Can't Afford It

The additional money needed to build a second state penitentiary in Canon City is creating a bit of a problem among state budget writers.

While lawmakers acknowledge that they need to come up with $25 million to get the planned 948-bed Colorado State Penitentiary II built, they're not sure from where the money should come.

The Legislature's Capital Development Committee is balking at having to use its limited funds - approximately half of the $50 million it expected to receive this year - to take care of the problem.

Pueblo Chieftain

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