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Colorado parole violations plunge 50% in 6 years as penalties lessen for drug, alcohol use

Critics say reforms that emphasize treatment over incarceration have gone too far

From left, Amy Yestrebski, who is on probation; Annie McCoppin, who is on probation through Boulder County's drug court; Angelia Bowen, who is on parole; Brittany Potter, who is also on probation through Boulder County's drug court; Allison Holling, a therapist; and Emily Kleeman, executive director of The ReEntry Initiative, gather for a wellness and therapy class at The Reentry Initiative, a nonprofit that supports parolees as they come out of prison, in Longmont on Feb. 7, 2024. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
From left, Amy Yestrebski, who is on probation; Annie McCoppin, who is on probation through Boulder County’s drug court; Angelia Bowen, who is on parole; Brittany Potter, who is also on probation through Boulder County’s drug court; Allison Holling, a therapist; and Emily Kleeman, executive director of The ReEntry Initiative, gather for a wellness and therapy class at The Reentry Initiative, a nonprofit that supports parolees as they come out of prison, in Longmont on Feb. 7, 2024. (Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post)
DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 4: Shelly Bradbury - Staff portraits at the Denver Post studio. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | sbradbury@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Parole violations in Colorado have dropped by more than 50% over the last six years, driven by sweeping declines in technical violations around drug and alcohol use.
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