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, February 13, 2008

Truancy Bill Killed In Committee

HB 1004 which would have made truancy a crime was killed in the House Judiciary today when it failed to get a second when asked to send it to the floor. Great testimony from CCJRC, CPC, Padres Unidos, and La Acadamia to name a few.

HB 1004 -Allows a uniformed law enforcement officer who has probable
cause to believe that a child is truant to take the child into temporary
custody for the purpose of returning the child to school authorities....

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