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Jail Based Behavioral Health Services, Office of Behavioral Health, Department of Human Services

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Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Human Services

Agency

Legislative Council Staff

Published

09/06/2017

Presented to the County Courthouse and County Jail Funding and Overcrowding Solutions Interim Study Committee at its August 2017 meeting.

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Final/Annual Reports

2017 County Courthouse and County Jail Funding and Overcrowding Solutions Interim Study Committee Final Report

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the County Courthouse and County Jail Funding and Overcrowding Solutions Interim Study Committee.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/15/2017

Subject:

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Final/Annual Reports

2017 Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Final Report

Final Report to the Colorado General Assembly by the Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders Interim Study Committee.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/14/2017

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Human Services

Public Health

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Human Services Legislation (2017)

During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to Colorado’s behavioral health crisis system and the use and misuse of opioids. Other issues considered include child care regulations, child welfare, and a job program for individuals receiving cash...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

12/13/2017

Subject:

Human Services

Staff Publications

Sentencing Scheme Comparsion

This memo compares Colorado’s felony sentencing laws with those of Minnesota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington. It provides an overview of determinate versus indeterminate sentencing schemes and incarceration rates.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/22/2017

Subject:

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Staff Publications

Overview of Colorado's Mandatory Minimum Sentencing Scheme

This memorandum provides an overview of the mandatory minimum sentencing schemes in Colorado law. It provides information on the general categories of offenses subject to enhanced prison sentences and specific crimes that require a mandatory minimum sentence. Three years of sentencing data are...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/22/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Staff Publications

Crimes of Violence and Habitual Offender Sentencing Data

This memo explains enhanced sentencing requirements for two different criminal offense categories: crimes of violence and habitual offenders. It also provides sentencing data for offenders convicted of crimes of violence or as habitual offenders between 2014 and 2016. During this three year...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/22/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Staff Publications

Second Look Sentencing

This memorandum provides information concerning second look sentencing. Second look sentencing refers to sentence modification that occurs while an offender is serving his or her term of incarceration. This memorandum briefly describes second look sentencing and discusses the differences...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/22/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Issue Briefs

Judicial Performance Evaluation Process

There are 324 justices and judges in Colorado. Seven justices preside over the Supreme Court and issue binding majority decisions on lower court rulings. Additionally, 317 judges preside over other various courts, including the Court of Appeals (22 judges), district courts (181 judges), and...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/15/2017

Subjects:

Civil Law

Courts & Judicial

State Government

Other

Truckers Against Trafficking - Prevention and Intervention: Combating Human Trafficking Through the Trucking Industry

Presented to the TLRC at its November 2, 2017 meeting.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

11/02/2017

Subjects:

Human Services

Transportation & Motor Vehicles

Issue Briefs

State Aid for Low Income Families

This issue brief explains Colorado’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, known as Colorado Works, which provides financial and other assistance. The federally funded program is overseen at the state level by the Department of Human Services and is administered at the county...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/19/2017

Subjects:

Human Services

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