Founded in 1999, our mission is to eliminate the overuse of the criminal legal system and advance community health and safety.
We advocate and organize for real public safety strategies that are holistic, effective, and just. We are a coalition of over 10000 individual members and 112 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 childr
05/07/2026
Learn how Colorado's ballot politics really work, from the experts at Colorado Times Recorder!
Virtual Webinar on May 12th, from 6-8:30pm
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Advance Colorado, a conservative political organization, is sponsoring the fentanyl measure on November's ballot.
It's worth knowing who's pushing this initiative and what else they're working on before you make up your mind about the measure itself.
Learn more at WhoIsAdvanceColorado.org
☕️The coffee is on us while you learn about what's on Colorado's ballot!
This Saturday, May 2nd, 9:30am at Ollin Cafetzin on 9529 E Colfax Ave. in Aurora.
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04/15/2026
“Without tools like [Senate Bill 26-036], the default becomes expansion, and expansion is the most expensive option available to the state,” CCJRC’s Deputy Director Kyle Giddings said. “It locks us into long-term costs without addressing the underlying issues: how we manage the population we already have.”
Democratic lawmakers seek fix to Colorado’s stalled prison population plan Colorado’s prison population plan was designed to prevent overcrowding. Instead, eight months after it was triggered, the system remains strained and largely ineffective, prompting two Democratic lawmakers to push for changes through new legislation. According to its sponsors, Senate Bill 036 lays...
Free coffee while you learn what's on Colorado's ballot at the same time!
Saturday April 18th, 10am at Whittier Cafe on E 25th Ave, Denver
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Take a closer look at the costs behind the November fentanyl measure, and GET THE FACTS at GetTheFactsCO.org
04/08/2026
"Colorado’s House Democrats pressed budget writers Tuesday over a nearly $70 million increase for the Department of Corrections, questioning why the state plans to add 941 prison beds and explore new prison capacity at a time when crime rates are falling, and hundreds of inmates are already eligible for parole."
Colorado House Democrats focus on rising prison costs amid declining crime rates during budget discussion Colorado’s House Democrats pressed budget writers Tuesday over a nearly $70 million increase for the Department of Corrections, questioning why the state plans to add 941 prison beds and explore new prison capacity at a time when crime rates are falling, and hundreds of inmates are already eligibl...
04/01/2026
🗳️ The fentanyl measure on November's ballot deserves your attention.
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03/31/2026
GET THE FACTS on what the fentanyl measure on November's ballot will actually do at www.ccjrc.org
At the 11th hour of a painful budget process, the Governor's office announced they needed $200M to purchase a shuttered private prison. The news was met with shock from state lawmakers, who have been reeling in recent weeks as they cut Medicaid, K-12 education, and other state services to address a $1.5 billion budget shortfall.
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