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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.

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Sunday, April 26, 2009

Prosecutor Support Elimination Of The Death Penalty

The Denver Post

PUEBLO, Colo.—Pueblo County District Attorney Bill Thiebaut (TEA'-bow) supports a bill that would eliminate the death penalty in Colorado.

Thiebaut is voicing his support as his office decides whether to seek the death penalty in the rape and murder of a teenage girl. The former Democratic lawmaker also wants to be appointed U.S. attorney for Colorado.

Troy Eid, appointed U.S. attorney by former President George Bush, resigned after President Barack Obama took office and an acting attorney was named.

The Colorado House has approved a measure that would eliminate the death penalty and use the money to solve cold cases. The Senate will consider the bill next.

As a lawmaker, Thiebaut opposed the death penalty. He said his personal objections wouldn't be an obstacle to pursing it when warranted.

"As a district attorney, I'm duty-bound to enforce the law as it is written, not as I wish it to be," Thiebaut said.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Why should one type of sentence get more due process than any other??? My thoughts are due process is to be equal to all. Why isnt the criminal justice system, in Colorado using and allowing constitutional guarentee's for everyone???djw

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