Drug felony cases double in six years in Colorado, renewing calls for more treatment and less prison
The Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition report, released Monday, also found 75 percent of felony drug filings last year were for simple possession. Of those sentenced last year to prison for drug possession, 84 percent were originally charged only with possession. The increase in drug felony filings appears to have a disproportionate impact on women offenders, the report states. Two Democrats — Rep. Leslie Herod of Denver and Rep. Pete Lee of Colorado Springs — said th
