NEW CAMPAIGN!

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The Colorado Fentanyl Ballot Measure will substantially increase prison sentences for drug offenses where fentanyl has been detected. It is sponsored by the conservative political organization Advance Colorado.

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OTHER CURRENT CAMPAIGNS

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Community Reinvestment

We advocate for shifting public dollars away from incarceration and toward the housing, health care, and community-led solutions that prevent harm and strengthen communities.

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Get Real Denver

In Denver, we’re changing the narrative on public safety, pushing back against punitive policies, and winning meaningful investment in community-led solutions.

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No More Prisons Colorado

Crime is declining — so why is Colorado on track to open another prison? We’re organizing to stop expansion and advance policies that safely reduce incarceration.

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Voting with Conviction

Democracy includes everyone. CCJRC works to expand, protect, and implement the voting rights of justice-involved Coloradans.

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2026 LEGISLATIVE SESSION

We advance policies to reverse mass incarceration, invest in community, and ensure directly impacted people help shape Colorado’s public safety laws and budgets.

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We advocate and organize for more holistic, effective, and just public safety strategies.

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CCJRC IN THE MEDIA

  • The Colorado Sun Guest Opinion

    Denver could reduce max sentences for low-level charges

    DENVERITE | March 09, 2026

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  • Colorado lawmakers block prison bed expansion, demand solutions for overcrowded prisons and jails

    KUNC | January 11, 2026

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  • Colorado policymakers scramble with prisons on track to exceed capacity

    COLORADO POLITICS | February 13, 2026

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