Colorado lawmakers are preparing to relaunch a Gov. Jared Polis-backed criminal justice commission, despite criticism from reformers that it will compound the issues that doomed its predecessor.
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Colorado lawmakers approved legislation that will send a question to voters asking if people charged with first-degree murder should be denied bail “when proof is evident or presumption is great” that the person will be found guilty. The bipartisan measure, House Concurrent Resolution 24-1002, requires approval from 55% of voters, because it would amend the […] The post Colorado voters will decide if first-degree murder defendants should be denied right to bail appeared first on Colorado Newslin
Colorado lawmakers hope to improve the state's long-troubled competency system by creating a statewide program aimed at moving mentally ill defendants out of criminal courts and into mental health care.