11,467 Colorado parolees can now vote after new law goes into effect
"Advocates for the change hope that allowing parolees to vote will help them feel more vested in their communities, which may lead to...
Criminal Justice Reform in Colorado Gets Bipartisan Support
"This legislative session, Herod would like to restore voting rights to individuals who have served time and are now out on parole. She...
New state behavioral health laws
"House Bill 1193" “Behavioral Health Supports For High-risk Families” provides access to intensive substance use treatment to women up to...
Community groups will begin taking on 911 calls and low-level cases from the Denver DA
"Herod remembered the man asking if he was going to jail." “They said, ‘No, we’re not going to take you to jail. We want you to talk to...
Concerns rise as drug penalties drop
“It is the intention of the General Assembly to classify most drug possession on and after March 1, 2020, as a misdemeanor offense with...
Colorado Democrats call Larimer County sheriff's statement 'irresponsible' description o
"State Rep. Leslie Herod, D-Denver and sponsor of the bill in the House, said Smith's characterization that it stops police from...
Colorado Rep. Leslie Herod Reflects on the 2019 Legislative Session
"The 2019 legislative session might have ended on May 3, but Colorado Rep. Leslie Herod is still working. On Tuesday, Gov. Jared Polis...
A breakdown of the 8 issues Colorado lawmakers will study before the 2020 legislative session
"The rising prison inmate population in Colorado — and the cost to house them — is a long-simmering issue at the Capitol that is getting...
FOR COPO PRINT!!! Colorado opioid fight stretches from Denver to D.C.
"Senate Bill 227, a sweeping piece of legislation aimed at getting drug-overdose medication into schools, expanding the state’s drug...
Gov. Polis signs ‘Ban the Box’ bill into law
"When I was 17 years old, I was convicted of robbery," Mohammed said. "The application is the first thing that an employer sees."...
