E418D25D1D4CE0628725843F006157BB Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For UPDATE ON THE IMPACT OF RECENT CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM LEGISLATION CONCERNING PRISON POPULATION MANAGEMENT

INTERIM COMMITTEE PRISON POPULATION MANAGEMENT INTERIM STUDY COMMITTEE
Date Jul 22, 2019
Location LSB A

Update on the Impact of Recent Criminal Justice Reform Legislation Concerning Prison Population Management - Committee Discussion Only

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File Name

Attachment D

19PrisonPop0722AttachD.pdf

Attachment E

19PrisonPop0722AttachE.pdf

11:43:17 AM

Dean Williams, Executive Director, DOC, discussed vacancy rates and distributed a hand-out (Attachment D). He discussed jail backlogs and noted that individuals committed to DOC are spending less time in jail awaiting entry. Committee members asked questions about community corrections (Comcor). Discussion continued about discretionary parole releases and other reform issues surrounding parole. Mr. Williams discussed recidivism, transitional and re-entry services, and the consequences of low vacancy rates in regard to staffing and security.

11:59:59 AM

Christie Donner, representing the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition, provided a summary of prison population management legislation (Attachment E). She discussed recent trends, such as the increase in re-incarceration for new crimes committed by women. She brought up the importance of addressing substance abuse and the need for better communication between agencies, especially to determine parole eligibility and Comcor vacancies.

12:15:10 PM

The committee recessed.

Update on the Impact of Recent Criminal Justice Reform Legislation Concerning Prison Population Management - Committee Discussion Only

Colorado General Assembly