Colorado Democrats rebranded their jail depopulation bill. Here's what's changed.
Colorado Newsline Colorado Democrats rebranded their jail depopulation bill. Here’s what’s changed. Aim is still to limit arrests and use of cash bail for low-level offenses, but the new bill excludes nonviolent felony offenses Elisabeth Epps, founder of the Colorado Freedom Fund, visited the Denver jail on Aug. 4, 2020, to bail out three men. Epps has been a driving force in conversations surrounding bail reform in the state and helped spearhead legislation introduced in 2021 to limit t...
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