A bill sponsored by state Sen. Kerry Donovan and Rep. Dylan Roberts of Avon that would allow the state of Colorado to hire back former members of the State Wildland Inmate Fire Team moved through the legislative process of the Colorado General Assembly with broad support.
The bill, SB21-012 passed in both the Senate and the House last month. In the Senate, the bill received 33 aye votes and one no, and the House gave the bill 60 ayes and three noâs.
The bill would direct the division of fire protection and control to develop materials to increase awareness of opportunities for wildland fire careers for those who gained experience in that job while incarcerated.
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Calling a loved one in Colorado jails or prisons? Be prepared to pay some bucks.
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Lawmakers want transparency into costs paid by families, inmates
Tuesday, April 13, 2021 10:17 AM Inmates in the La Plata County Jail hang out in the dormitory area. Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file
Calling a loved one in Colorado jails or prisons? Be prepared to pay some bucks. Inmates in the La Plata County Jail hang out in the dormitory area. Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file
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The $9 that Jim Anthony paid for each video visit with his jailed son last year was expensive, but it was the best way he could make sure his son got to know his own child, after the coronavirus pandemic shut down in-person visits to the jail.
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