It's almost 2020, and cameras are everywhere. Small powerful video and audio recording devices are found on phones, doorbells, strapped to the helmets of skiers and bikers, and increasingly pinned to the chest of uniformed police officers. The vast majority of...
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New drug policies heavily affect local college students
Parents in Colorado have a reason to rejoice as Gov. Pollis signed a new bill into law which "de-felonizes" possession of several common drugs and reduces sentencing for drug misdemeanor charges in 2020. Why does this new law appeal to parents? The primary purpose of...
Supreme Court considers upon-arrest DNA collection practices
Earlier this month, we noted that Colorado lawmakers are considering an expansion of the state's criminal DNA database. In addition to collecting samples from individuals convicted of felonies, Colorado may opt to collect samples from individuals convicted of...
Misleading labels attached to those convicted of crimes
Certain federal and state laws mandate that the public be warned when certain kinds of convicted offenders move into a given residential area. However, many individuals convicted of certain sex offenses do not actually fit the profile of the labels that they are...