The State Joint Budget Committee Says "No" to More Prison Beds, & Legislative Session Kick-Off

Описание: As the 2026 Session of the Colorado General Assembly kicks off, the state Joint Budget Committee (JBC) meets to consider the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) request for a budget increase in order to add more prison beds. The JBC votes "no." Why? What's next? Today on UP TO THE MINUTE, Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ) host JoyBelle Phelan sits down with Kyle Giddings from the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition (CCJRC) to learn about what might be next for Colorado's packed prisons, and what's on the horizon in criminal justice policy during the new legislative session.

00:27 Introduction
00:47 The Joint Budget Committee and 788 More Prison Beds
01:24 Supplemental?
02:07  Procedural Changes Within the Department of Corrections
03:24  Prison Population Management Measure Bill and Putting People up for Parole
05:02 Approaching MRD
05:47 Proper Use of Beds in Community Corrections
07:09 Build More Prisons?
07:39 ICE Using Private Prisons for Detention
08:10 Cost of Prisons Per Cell Plus a Sour Budget
08:43 Public Safety and Bringing in People From Outside Counties
09:26 Who are you Sending to My Community?
10:42 Paying an Unfair Price for Crimes Commited in Early Age
12:24 Keeping Elderly People Locked up With High Medical Costs
13:42 Timeline for CDOC to Mitigate Prison Population
14:54 Strategizing for a New Path Forward
16:40 Second Look
17:22 New Bills that CCJRC is Supporting
20:37 Next Steps
21:50 Conclusion

UP TO THE MINUTE is a podcast by Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). www.radioforjustice.org

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