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Sentencing in the Criminal Justice System Interim Study Committee

Subjects:
Courts & Judicial
Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

The committee will: consider and evaluate the use of mandatory minimum sentences in Colorado; consider and evaluation the continued viability of extraordinary risk crimes; examine the current habitual offender scheme; and consider the development of 'Second Look legislation that would address long sentences where prison placement is no longer in the interest of public safety and does not further the interest of justice.

Committee Members

Pete Lee
Senator

Pete Lee

Chair
John Cooke
Senator

John Cooke

Vice Chair
Daniel Kagan
Senator

Daniel Kagan

Kevin Lundberg
Senator

Kevin Lundberg

Mike Weissman
Representative

Mike Weissman

Cole Wist
Representative

Cole Wist

Committee Activity

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