Crime & Safety

Colorado has the nation’s third-longest waitlist for people charged with crimes and ordered into psychiatric treatment

The number of state-run psychiatric beds for people who are civilly committed or ordered by the criminal justice system shrunk by 20% in seven years, according to a new report

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The Cost of Doing Business in Denver: Senseless Policies & Band-Aid Bailouts

In a recent report by Axios Denver, the city’s laughable attempt to salvage struggling businesses from the impact of nearby homeless encampments has laid bare the failures of Denver’s misguided policies on housing immigrants, lax drug regulations, and the acceptance of near-permanent encampments.

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Colorado’s Attorney General Grants $3.9M for Opioid Abuse Treatment in Prisons

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser has recently come under fire for allocating a staggering $3.94 million grant to the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) for the treatment of opioid addiction. Critics argue that these funds should have been prioritized for law enforcement to prevent the distribution, sale, and use of opioids first.

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Democrat lawmakers take another stab at state-sanctioned drug injection sites

DENVER–A pair of Colorado lawmakers are making another attempt at sanctioning what are sometimes referred to as “safe injection sites” for illegal drug users, despite their own Democrat colleagues killing off a similar effort during last year’s legislative session.

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Colorado Democrats Push for Controversial $3,000 Cash Payments to Ex-Cons

Progressive Democrats in the Colorado legislature have proposed a concerning new bill that aims to incentivize crime in the Centennial State. Under this bill, criminals would receive a cash payment of $3,000 upon their release from a Colorado prison. This misguided approach is an attempt to prevent recidivism, but it raises serious questions about the priorities and judgment of the progressive Democrats behind it.

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Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and 11 other attorneys general urge federal rescheduling of marijuana

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and a group of 11 other state attorneys general have signed a letter urging the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to reclassify cannabis as a Schedule III drug. This move has drawn criticism from conservative voices who believe that Weiser’s stance on marijuana is misguided.

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