Hillary Smith
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Pub. Date
2012.
Description
This memorandum provides an overview of federal law concerning inmates' rights and corresponding DOC administrative regulations pertaining to those rights. The memorandum summarizes the basic services provided to inmates by the DOC, the cost of providing those services and whether offenders are charged for access to such services.
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Description
For each class of felony and misdemeanor, Colorado law specifies a presumptive sentencing range. However, the General Assembly has adopted several special sentencing categories that provide the court with the discretion to impose a sentence that is shorter or longer than the presumptive range if certain circumstances exist. This memorandum provides an overview of the special sentencing categories in state law for felony and misdemeanor offenses, and...
Author
Pub. Date
2011.
Description
This memorandum provides an overview of recent audit recommendations for selected executive departments. Staff reviewed audit reports from 2007 to the present for departments over which the Judiciary committees have oversight responsibilities. Those departments include the: Department of Corrections; Department of Law; Department of Public Safety; Judicial Department; and Governor's Office of Homeland Security. The memorandum provides a brief summary...
Author
Pub. Date
2012.
Description
This memorandum provides an overview of state law concerning release on bail and the use of pretrial services programs. A summary of the work done by several Colorado counties together with the Pretrial Justice Institute, a nonprofit organization funded by the U.S. Department of Justice, and the JFA Institute, a nonprofit agency that provides statistical analysis, to develop a standardized Colorado Pretrial Assessment Tool that is also included.
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Pub. Date
2013.
Description
This memorandum provides an overview of state law and recent legislation concerning court proceedings filed against truant children. Data on the number of truancy filings in district courts from FY 2007-08 through FY 2011-12 is included. The memorandum also provides information concerning the percentage of truancy cases in which children were represented by an attorney, the percentage of truancy cases in which a guardian ad litem was assigned to a...
Author
Pub. Date
2013.
Description
This memorandum provides an overview of state laws concerning parole, with a focus on the background and purpose of the Intensive Supervision Parole (ISP) program. The first section of the memorandum summarizes the processes and procedures leading to an offender's release from prison. The second section of the memorandum focuses on the history and administration of ISP.
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