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3 years after Colorado’s landmark police accountability bill, what’s changed? And has push for further reform slowed?

SB20-217’s final deadline — requiring body cameras to be implemented statewide — passed Saturday

State Rep. Leslie Herod raises her ...
Flanked by Colorado Senate President Leroy Garcia, left, in a blue mask, and Senate Assistant Majority Leader Rhonda Fields, right with a megaphone, State Rep. Leslie Herod, D-Denver, raises her fist at a gathering to show support for protestors at the Capitol in Denver on June 2, 2020. State lawmakers joined those gathered peacefully on the west steps of the Colorado Capitol to introduce a new bill — now law — aimed at increasing police transparency and accountability. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - NOVEMBER 8:  Elise Schmelzer - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio.  (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)Denver Post reporter Seth Klamann in Commerce City, Colorado on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
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Lawmakers who worked on the bill praised it as instrumental in reforming policing in Colorado while serving as a foundation for subsequent policy changes. Law enforcement leaders, meanwhile, contend the bill has made it more difficult to recruit and retain officers amid an increase in some crimes.
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