Op-Ed: Lawmakers Changing Prisoner Life Post-Release
“The distance between a prison and an ex-offender's home community generally can be traversed by bus in a few hours. But the real distance an ex-offender must travel from incarceration to successful reintegration can take years, or even decades, to achieve. Thanks to Governor Jared Polis, Colorado Department of Corrections director Dean Williams and Representative Leslie Herod, tangible measures soon will be in place for ex-offenders to succeed.” Read full article #criminalju
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 a new look." "This year, state lawmakers even approved reopening part of a long-shuttered state prison in Cañon City despite adamant opposition to the idea just a year earlier. To get a better handle on the trend and the options to address it, lawmakers approved the Prison Population Management committee." “If the trend doesn’t reverse, we a
Capitol review: 4 key immigrant bills passed, but a big one failed
"Many thousands of legal and unauthorized immigrants are living in fear in Colorado, in part the result of the White House’s aggressive stand on detainment and deportation." "With Democrats in power at the Capitol this session, lawmakers worked on several policies meant to provide some relief to the immigrant community. They were successful with several, but lost a key one: Gov. Jared Polis refused to support policies to limit the reach of federal immigration enforcement offi
Jared Polis Has Big Money, Big Plans for the Governor's Office
Polis also frequently faces criticisms that he’s unelectable in Colorado’s highest-profile statewide race – assertions that tend to make mention of his roots in ultra-liberal, tax-friendly Boulder County. But state Rep. Leslie Herod of Denver, the first openly lesbian black woman elected to state office in Colorado, reads in these predictions a coded subtext about Polis’s sexual identity. “I do think there have been some homophobic undertones to a lot of those statements, fro
Primary Elections – Jared Polis Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate
Jared Polis wants you to know he doesn’t answer to anyone but the people of Colorado. No “special interests” or corporations. No big individual donors. He says he’s unshackled and that’s why his campaign for governor has prioritized small meet-and-greet events with voters across the state instead of big-donor fundraisers. He could be spending time at Denver steakhouses courting support from millionaires, he says, but he insists that’s not the kind of person or politician he i
Jared Polis’ Bold, Progressive Vision for Colorado Brings Assembly Delegates to Their Feet
Polis earned cheers with his plans to provide free, full-day preschool and kindergarten for every family, make our state 100% renewable by 2040, and bring universal health care to Colorado. Coloradans have an opportunity to make history this year by electing the nation’s first openly gay governor into office. “I will be proud to be the first openly gay elected governor in the history of the United States,” Polis said. “Take that Mike Pence!” Polis was nominated for the ballo
