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.


Thursday, December 20, 2007

Hang Up and Drive? UK

People who use mobile phones while driving could face up to two years in prison under new guidelines being published by prosecutors.

The measures being published by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) could also see motorists in England and Wales who cause death on the roads facing life imprisonment.

Detailed guidance on the harsher measures, which were announced earlier this year, telling prosecutors when to bring manslaughter charges, will be outlined in the policy document.

They mean the very worst cases of death by dangerous driving could instead be prosecuted as manslaughter, which carries a maximum life sentence.

Using a mobile phone, sat-nav or an MP3 player while at the wheel will be treated as dangerous driving instead of careless driving, with the chance of up to two years in prison.

Dangerous driving comes with a two-year maximum prison sentence, whereas careless driving can only be dealt with by a community order or a fine.


UK Press

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