Should Colorado prisoners get $3,000 in cash when released? Lawmakers consider ways to reduce recidivism

Several bills under consideration by the Colorado legislature would reshape how the state looks at recidivism and tries to prevent people from reoffending, including a controversial bill that would offer $3,000 cash grants to ex-offenders who participate in workforce development programs.

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