“Herod also wants to study how to phase out the use of private prisons entirely by 2025 or sooner.” Read full article #criminaljusticereform #LeslieHerod #prisonreform #privateprisons #criminaljustice

"The "private prison industry is getting out of prisons," Herod said. "Cities and states are being very clear" that there should not be a profit motive for prisons. Read full article #criminaljusticereform #LeslieHerod #prisonreform #privateprisons #criminaljustice

"State Rep. Leslie Herod, a Denver Democrat who chairs the committee on prison population management, said she assumes she would carry the potential bill in the House." “We have to ensure that (prisoners) are set up to succeed and that there’s not profiteering that’s happening on the backs of our criminal justice system,” Herod said." Read full article #criminaljusticereform #LeslieHerod #prisonreform #privateprisons

"While it’s unclear if, and what kind of impact, the Philadelphia ruling could have in Colorado, State Representative Leslie Herod (D-Denver) said it wouldn’t be a direct impact, since the ruling was made out of state." Read full article #LeslieHerod #criminaljusticereform #SupervisedUse #harmreduction #supervisedinjectionsite #drugepidemic

“DENVER (CBS4) – A Colorado lawmaker says she will introduce legislation changing how all deadly force cases involving police are investigated. The shooting of 19-year-old De’Von Bailey in Colorado Springs in August was a tipping point for Rep. Leslie Herod, Vice Chair of the House Judiciary Committee.” Read full article #criminaljusticereform #criminaljustice #LeslieHerod #PoliceShooting #DeVonBailey

"State officials expect to receive 10 to 20 complaints a month about alleged violations of the "Ban the Box" law." Read full article #LeslieHerod #SecondChances #criminaljusticereform #BantheBox

“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

"Leslie Herod, Colorado State Representative District 8’s legislator displays a wealth of knowledge about prison reform, health care, and more and knows how to get things done: 73 percent of her bills passed during her first term." Read full article #criminaljusticereform #LeslieHerod #prisonreform #healthcare #Ravenclaw

"Democratic Rep. Leslie Herod of Denver and others questioned the methodology behind the numbers, which affect funding or opening new facilities." "On June 30, about 14,200 inmates were in the corrections department’s 19 prisons." "Nearly 3,900 more were at three private prisons with state contracts. Read full article #criminaljusticereform #criminaljustice #LeslieHerod #paroleevoting #prisonpopulation

"But some legislators question the methodology that state researchers use." "It’s important that we dig down into what is working and what is not working," said Rep. Leslie Herod, D-Denver. "This specific modeling has been off for years." Read full article #criminaljusticereform #criminaljustice #LeslieHerod #prisonpopulation