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Colorado lawmakers prepare to relaunch criminal justice commissions amid skepticism from reformers

The previous version died last year as critics worried governor’s office had too strong of a role

In this May 28, 2021, photo, ...
David Zalubowski, Associated Press file
In this May 28, 2021, photo, the morning sun shines on the State Capitol in downtown Denver. On the last day of their 2022 session, Colorado’s Democratic-led Legislature scrambled Wednesday, May 11, 2022, to pass key bills on election security, attack the fentanyl crisis and promote more affordable housing after overcoming a stonewalling effort by House minority Republicans that put dozens of bills in limbo with just hours to go.
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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Colorado legislators are working to launch two commissions that will help shape criminal justice policy statewide into the near future, an effort that's drawn the praise of policymakers while reigniting the same simmering tensions that helped sink a predecessor last year.
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