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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.

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Saturday, January 20, 2007

Former Narcotics Officers Want to End Drug War

I was first introduced to LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition) last year at a conference. Their message is frightening and powerful, so much so that during their presentation I didn't know whether to get sick or scream. The truth is a very powerful thing.
There is an OP-Ed embedded in this article from a former Denver police officer.

Former Narcs Say Drug War is Futile

By Radley Balko

It's understandable why when many people first see Howard Wooldridge, they might at first think he's a crank.

The slender, mustachioed man of middle-age frequently wears a cowboy hat, and has been known to get around town on a horse. He also wears a black shirt with loud, conspicuous lettering on both the front and back. You'd be forgiven to dismiss him as a religious zealot proclaiming the coming apocalypse, or a disciple of Lyndon Larouche.

But look closer. The shirt reads: "COPS SAY LEGALIZE DRUGS: ASK ME WHY."

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