Think Outside the Cage
A blog of the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition, focused on reversing the trend of mass incarceration.
Author: Christie Donner, executive director of the coalition, and Pamela Clifton, the coalition's outreach coordinator, contribute to the blog.
Blawg Related Categories: Civil Rights • Criminal Justice • States • Colorado
Recent Posts from Think Outside the Cage
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Tent At The County Jail?
Reporting Rick Sallinger E-mail DENVER (CBS4) ― Tents are going up across the city in preparation for the Democratic National Convention. That includes one at the Denver County Jail. As part of the preparations the…
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CSP II Continues To Grow
By TRACY HARMON THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAIN August 20, 2008 03:10 am CANON CITY - Colorado State Penitentiary II will not be the red brick beauty on the outside like its predecessor, but the state's newest…
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No Razor Wire For DNC Jail
Work crews are covering the makeshift holding pens that could house protesters who run afoul of the law at next week's Democratic National Convention with chain-link fence today. City officials had topped the holding areas…
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Time For More People to Receive Pardons? VA
Official forgiveness? In many cases it will be the only way that people who make mistakes can get on with their lives. It may be time to start putting pressure on Governors to step up…
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Gitmo On The Platte
By Cyndi James Aug 19, 2008 Is it Guantanamo Bay in Denver at the Democratic National Convention? Officials had constructed a secret jail to house those that would misbehave in the Mile High City next…
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The Dilution Of A Sex Offender
Making the term apply to non-sex-offenders a scary proposition By Erika Stutzman Sunday, August 17, 2008 The term "sex offender" has the tendency to, quite rightfully, strike fear in parents' hearts, cause countless Web sites…
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Will Obama Embrace Funding?
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States Getting Serious About Families On The Edge
Nice report done by the Seattle Times. How do we as a nation crack down on poverty? What is the criminal justice role? By Neal Peirce Syndicated Columnist In a rare burst of positive news…
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Couple Arrested For Pot ... Again
How much time and money are we going to continue to waste on this type of prosecution.. Couple arrested for pot, again BY TREVOR HUGHES TrevorHughes@coloradoan.com A Larimer County couple already being prosecuted for marijuana…
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The Case For Juvenile Courts
Thanks to Doc Berman at Sentencing Law and Policy for this... This country made a terrible mistake when it began routinely trying youthful offenders as adults. This get-tough approach was supposed to deter crime. But…