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, March 07, 2007

CSP II Funding Fight

By CHARLES ASHBY
CHIEFTAIN DENVER BUREAU

DENVER - The Legislature's Capital Development Committee didn't flinch Tuesday in its game of chicken with the powerful Joint Budget Committee.

Immediately after the two six-member panels met to discuss what to do about the $38.6 million the Colorado Department of Corrections needs to open bids on a new penitentiary in Canon City, the CDC voted to stay the course on its plan to pressure the JBC to come up with additional funds.

Last week, the CDC approved its annual priority list of capital construction projects for the next year.

That list included the additional money that DOC needs to build the planned 980-bed Colorado State Penitentiary II project, which was delayed four years because of a lawsuit over the way the Legislature wanted to fund the project.

Pueblo Chieftain

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