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Criminal Justice Reform Legislation

Subjects

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

08/24/2023

This memorandum provides a listing of criminal justice reform legislation enacted in Colorado from 2013 through 2023. More specifically, the attached table provides the bill number, title, and description of the criminal justice reform legislation, organized by category.

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Jail Based Behavioral Health Services, Office of Behavioral Health, Department of Human Services

Presented to the County Courthouse and County Jail Funding and Overcrowding Solutions Interim Study Committee at its August 2017 meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/06/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Human Services

Other

Competency Restoration and Court-Ordered Evaluations, Office of Behavioral Health, Department of Human Services

Presented to the County Courthouse and County Jail Funding and Overcrowding Solutions Interim Study Committee at its August 2017 meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/06/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Human Services

Other

A National Perspective on State Policies Affecting Local Jails, National Conference of State Legislatures

Presented to the County Courthouse and County Jail Funding and Overcrowding Solutions Interim Study Committee at its September 2017 meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/06/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Other

West Virginia Overdose Patients Spurned Heroin Rehab Referrals, Colorado District Attorney Council Handout

Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its August 22, 2017, meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/29/2017

Subjects:

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Health Care & Health Insurance

Human Services

Other

Pueblo County Sheriff Letter to the Opioid Interim Committee

Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its August 22, 2017, meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/29/2017

Subjects:

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Health Care & Health Insurance

Human Services

Other

Colorado Community Corrections Presentation to the Opioid Interim Committee

Presented to the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee at its August 22, 2017, meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/29/2017

Subjects:

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Health Care & Health Insurance

Human Services

Staff Publications

Overview of Colorado's Sentencing Scheme

This memorandum provides an overview of the sentencing categories in state law for felony and misdemeanor offenses, including special offender sentencing. The memorandum also explains the sentencing scheme for drug offenses and for habitual offenders. There are two appendices that accompany...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/16/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Issue Briefs

Civil Asset Forfeiture

Recent federal policy changes have increased public awareness of asset forfeiture, a process through which a law enforcement agency can seize property that may have been involved in a criminal action. While federal policy affects federal seizures in the state, Colorado law governs how state and...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/09/2017

Subjects:

Civil Law

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Staff Publications

Grandparent and Great-Grandparent Visitation Rights

This memorandum summarizes Colorado law that governs the visitation rights of grandparents and great-grandparents and disputes concerning those rights. The memorandum also summarizes relevant court decisions regarding grandparents' visitation rights. This memorandum is not a legal opinion.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

08/04/2017

Subjects:

Children & Domestic Matters

Courts & Judicial

Staff Publications

Overview of Capital Punishment Under State and Federal Law

This memorandum provides information concerning the use of capital punishment in Colorado and across the country. The memorandum provides a brief history of Colorado’s death penalty scheme and information on recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions concerning the constitutionality of the death...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

07/26/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

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