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Polis signs bills to protect sex workers from violence, keep people with mental health issues out of jail
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Gov. Jared Polis signed two bills Monday that aim to protect sex workers from violent crime and prevent people with mental health issues from entering the criminal justice system. Effective immediately, House Bill 1288 allows sex workers to report violent crimes without fear of being arrested by granting victims and witnesses of violent crime immunity…
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Colorado legislature OKs diverting people with mental health issues out of jail
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The Colorado legislature approved a bill to prevent people with mental health issues from entering the criminal justice system, instead sending them to treatment centers to address their needs. The state House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 10 in a 61-1 vote Tuesday, following the state Senate’s unanimous vote last month. The bill will now…
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Senate OKs keeping people with behavioral health disorders out of criminal justice system
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The Colorado Senate approved legislation Monday to prevent people with mental health issues from entering the criminal justice system, instead sending them to treatment centers to address their needs. If enacted, Senate Bill 10 would expand statewide an existing pilot program that assesses individuals when they’re booked for low-level offenses before any charges are filed.…
