News & Events

Learn more about CCJRC as we work to advocate and organize for public safety strategies that are more holistic, effective and just.

Sign up for our newsletter to receive Action Alerts, Upcoming Events and Important News.

Events

CCJRC Annual Fundraiser,

Mile High Station: Wednesday, September 11, 2024,

Mile High Station in Denver, Colorado

  • Click here to learn more about sponsorship opportunities and donating auction items and purchasing tickets! Come join us for an evening of cocktails and cuisine and our wonderful Silent Auction.  A huge thanks to our Sponsors!

Press Room

CCJRC is available to be a resource for community organizations, policymakers, students and anyone else who wants to be deeply informed about statistics, budgets, criminal justice policy and the intersection between the overuse of the criminal justice system and other impacts on education, healthcare, families, racial disparity, collateral consequences of a criminal conviction and many other topics. There are many resources available to assist journalists seeking information about CCJRC and our work. To learn more visit Did You Know?

Media seeking information about the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition should contact:

Christie Donner, Executive Director
821 22nd St
Denver, CO 80205
phone: (303) 825-0122 ; cell: (303) 956-9603
christie@ccjrc.org

Help make a difference! Become a supporter of CCJRC.
Incarceration Crisis in Colorado Thumbnail

Incarceration Crisis in Colorado

Over the past 35 years, the state prison budget has exploded by almost 1288% and we’ve seen an unprecedented growth in the prison population.

Read More

People Impacted Thumbnail

People Impacted

When you combine the closing of mental health facilities with a war on drugs, you get an enormous ripple effect across our communities.

Read More

Public Safety That Works Thumbnail

Public Safety That Works

We’re often ignoring alternative strategies that do work to prevent crime. For example, research shows that higher levels of household income are associated with lower rates of intimate partner violence against women.

Read More

Compromising Our Children

Compromising Our Children’s Futures

The unprecedented growth in prison spending is one of the reasons that Colorado ranks at the bottom of states for public investment in education.

Read More