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NYPD Losing Officers Over Low Pay, Cost of Living

The Crime Report

For the New York Today newsletter, James Barron of the New York Times spoke with fellow colleague Chelsia Rose Marcius who detailed the NYPD’s difficulties. Marcius pointed to one example of a Colorado department luring NYPD officers for its living costs appeal.

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Unleashed: Pot Legalization Sparks Debate About Future of K9 Units

The Crime Report

New York and New Jersey legalized recreational marijuana earlier this year, joining California, Colorado, Maine, Oregon and more. However, states like New Jersey and Colorado stopped training K9’s to detect marijuana. However, states like New Jersey and Colorado stopped training K9’s to detect marijuana.

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Can Police Unions Be a Force for Reform?

The Crime Report

That would be a “mistake,” writes the paper’s author, Benjamin Levin , an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Colorado Law School. Benjamin Levin is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Colorado Law School.

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Solitary Confinement Reform Challenges Spotlight Mental Health Care Need

The Crime Report

A new law went into effect in July 2022 that limits how Colorado jails and prisons can use solitary confinement for people with certain mental and physical health needs. Those advocates are right.

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Can U.S. Prisons Stop Using Solitary Confinement?

The Crime Report

“As a country we have viewed prison as a place of punishment for a very, very long time, and flowing from that has been the use of solitary confinement to control bad behavior and to control violence,” said Dean Williams, executive director of the Colorado Department of Corrections.

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Five States Ask Voters to Approve Ban on Unpaid Prison Labor

The Crime Report

Three states have already passed similar legislation, including Nebraska, Utah and Colorado. A similar measure failed earlier this year in California due to concerns about whether eliminating the exception would force the state to pay prisoners minimum wage.

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How Data-Based Policies Can Help the Formerly Incarcerated Get a ‘Second Chance’

The Crime Report

And Colorado is supporting prisoner reentry into society with a “Ban the Box” provision that removes the question, “Have you ever been convicted by a court?” In Tennessee, the governor convened the state’s Criminal Justice Investment Task Force to develop policies aimed at reducing recidivism and improving public safety.