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.


Friday, August 03, 2007

Evidence Preservation Legislation

AURORA - A state lawmaker told a group of families of slain and missing people Thursday that the legislature would consider requiring law enforcement authorities to follow a standardized practice of preserving evidence.

Sen. Ken Gordon, D-Denver, said that the legislature would consider such a bill during its next session.

"We'll be looking at the preservation-of-evidence statutes because we want to make it workable," Gordon told members of Families of Homicide Victims and Missing Persons and metro-area law enforcement officers during a forum at the Aurora Public Library.


Rocky Mountain News

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