LETTERS: People want change; regretting support for Boebert
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Letters from Gazette readers.
Compromising public safety A new bill proposed in the state Legislature, Senate Bill 21-062, would remove most discretion from police officers, judges and prosecutors in matters of arrest and setting bond, and would instead mandate automatic release of suspected criminals in a wide variety of offenses. Innocuously titled “Concerning Measures to Reduce Jail Populations,” this bill provides for automatic release of accused criminals, with no pre-trial detention in many if not most cases, including some felony offenses. Unfortunately, automatic release of offenders will compromise public saf...