Enhancing public safety and justice through evidence-based recidivism reduction
No Further Meetings
NO FURTHER MEETINGS
The official sunset date of the Commission was September 1, 2023 (see Sunset information below).
Note: Governor Polis created the Working Group on Transforming Criminal and Juvenile Justice (TCJJ) by Executive Order to "...focus on the next entity(ies) to replace CCJJ in light of its sunset...." (see Executive Order B 2023 002). No new criminal justice entity has been created following the work of the TCJJ.
Of Interest
- CCJJ FY 2022 Annual Report
- Addressing Trauma and Victimization in Women's Prisons (2020)
- Exploring the Increase in CO District Court Filing (2013-2018)
- Prosecutors, Reentry and Public Safety (2019)
- Are Metal Detectors Effective at Making Schools Safer? (2019)
- Report: Transforming the U.S. Justice System (2019) (Factsheet)
- 21 Principles for the 21st Century Prosecutor (2018)
- Five Things about Deterrence (2016)
- Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Jails (2015)
- Prosecutor's Guide for Advancing Racial Equity (2014)
- Fact Sheet: Legal Coercion, Drug Treatment and Recidivism (2012)
- Drug Policy Fact Sheet (2011)
- Treatment Funding White Paper (2010)
- What Works: Effective Recidivism Reduction...(2008)
Contact
CO Department of Public Safety
700 Kipling Street #1000
Denver CO 80215 USA
Tel: 303-239-4400
Fax: 303.239.4670
Division of Criminal Justice
Office of Research & Statistics
CCJJ Staff
Sunset Review
- The Colorado Office of Policy, Research and Regulatory Reform (COPRRR) conducted a sunset review of the CCJJ as described in ยง 2-3-1203, Colorado Revised Statutes. This analysis was performed to determine whether the CCJJ is necessary and should be continued or repealed. This sunset review was completed October 14, 2022 for which a Review and Fact Sheet are available at the COPRRR Archive of Reviews: coprrr.colorado.gov/archive-of-reviews.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee conducted a hearing on the sunset review of the Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (CCJJ) on January 30, 2023.
- Senate Bill 2023-158 (Concerning the continuation of the Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice) was introduced on February 15, 2023 and was under consideration through May 7, 2023.
- On May 7, 2023, the House Judiciary Committee postponed indefinitely Senate Bill 2023-158 to reauthorize the Commission. The Commission suspended the work of all committees and all remaining work.