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Persons with Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System - Colorado's Response

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Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Human Services

Public Health

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Legislative Council Staff

Published

02/07/2017

This issue brief outlines Colorado's efforts to address issues associated with persons with mental illness in the criminal justice system.

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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

State Government

Issue Briefs

Emergency Mental Health Holds (17-38)

This issue brief addresses the state’s emergency mental health hold procedure, which allows for a person to be involuntarily held for a 72-hour period of treatment and evaluation if he or she appears to have a mental illness and, due to the mental illness, appears to be an imminent danger to...

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

10/02/2017

Subjects:

Health Care & Health Insurance

Public Health

Summary of Major Legislation

Summary of Civil Law Legislation (2017)

During the 2017 legislative session, the General Assembly considered measures related to construction defects, music performance contracts, property transfers, trusts, and the Right to Rest.

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/29/2017

Subjects:

Civil Law

Courts & Judicial

Other

Alternative Funding Options for Court Facilities, National Center for State Courts

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

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/20/2017

Subjects:

Capital Construction

Courts & Judicial

Other

Setting the Rate the Department of Corrections Pays Jails, JBC Memo

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

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/20/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Crimes, Corrections, & Enforcement

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Other

Court Fees, Office of the State Court Administrator

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

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/20/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

Other

National Center for State Courts, Funding Ideas and Sources

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

Publishing Agency:

Legislative Council Staff

Date:

09/20/2017

Subjects:

Courts & Judicial

Fiscal Policy & Taxes

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