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Hispanic defendants in Colorado more likely to be incarcerated than white defendants, pioneering study finds

Study by eight Colorado DA’s office looked at 327,000 criminal cases between 2017 and mid-2022

DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 4:  Shelly Bradbury - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
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A first-in-the-nation study by eight Colorado district attorney's offices shows that Hispanic defendants are more likely to be sentenced to jail or prison than white defendants who are facing similar charges and have similar criminal histories.
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