colorado commission on criminal and juvenile justice
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Legislative panel wants more discretion for judges on sex offenders and habitual offenders
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The way justice is meted out in Colorado could change, giving judges more say in habitual offender and sex offender cases, through bills bound for the legislature. The Sentencing in the Criminal Justice System Interim Study Committee is proposing bills to allow judges more leeway in sentencing to make sure the punishment fits the crime. The…
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Former legislator Claire Levy endorses Democrat Michael Dougherty in attorney general race
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Claire Levy, executive director of the Colorado Center on Law and Policy and a former state legislator, endorsed Democrat Michael Dougherty in his run for attorney general Thursday. Dougherty, the assistant district attorney for Jefferson and Gilpin counties, is one of five Democrats running in a primary for the office held by Republican Cynthia Coffman, who…
