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.


Tuesday, May 28, 2013

SB 250 Signed by the Governor

SB 250 the Drug Sentencing Reform Act was signed into law by Governor Hickenlooper this morning at 11:40. It's the most incredible thing I've seen happen .. we fought this battle for over a decade.
 Thank you Senator Pat Steadman, Jessie Ulibarri, Irene Aguilar, Lucia Guzman, Steve King, Linda Newell, John Kefalas, Representative Claire Levy and so many others. This moves us closer to a world where we deal with an addiction as a public health issue and not a criminal justice issue.
 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Great law - great work! H. Michael Steinberg Colorado Criminal Defense Lawyer.