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.


Monday, February 05, 2007

Street Kids

Pulling troubled kids out of the hopelessness of their lives and giving them a new direction has a far better return rate than putting them in prison. Nearly 1,000 homeless youth between ages 14 and 24 walked greater Denver's streets last year. That's almost five times as many as eight years ago. Urban Peak Denver, near Broadway and 21st Street, provided shelter, case management, education, employment and health services to 800 of those homeless and runaway youth last year.

Read the Article here

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