Justice

More Public Surveillance Means Less Liberty 0
- October 27, 2009
The use of public surveillance cameras to fight crime has been a heated topic for quite some time. The issue was reignited last August when the city of Denver used federal funds to purchase an additional fifty High Activity Location Observation (HALO) cameras from the original thirteen cameras at $25,000 a pop to fight crime. Increasing the number of surveillance cameras may create a marginally safer environment, but at a significant cost to civil liberty.
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Colorado’s War on Drugs a Fiscal Nightmare 0
- October 8, 2009
Colorado lawmakers’ long-running devotion to the War on Drugs has helped push state prison spending to unsustainable levels. In the meantime, illicit drugs remain readily available throughout the state. This year, the Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice (CCJJ) has broken down into several sub-groups including a Drug Policy Task Force, to take a hard look at the state’s drug laws and sentencing policies.
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Prison Spending and Sentencing Reform 0
- August 25, 2009
Run Time: 0:24:40 MP3 08/25/09 Senior fellow Mike Krause interviews Christy Donner of the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition about runaway prison spending in Colorado, and the ongoing work of the Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice. Mike Krause Justice Policy
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Downzoning Northwest Denver is Contrary to Sustainable Development Goals 0
- August 4, 2009
City planners are seeking to slam the brakes on duplex development in the Berkeley neighborhood of northwest Denver by simply downzoning the whole area. But the fact is that duplexes play an important role in both the ongoing demographic shift from the suburbs back into the city, and in the organic development of Berkeley into an ever more dynamic, walkable and desirable neighborhood.
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New Denver Zoning Code Should OK Granny Flats in Berkeley 0
- July 20, 2009
Under Denver’s current clunky, antiquated and bureaucrat-friendly zoning code, the construction of accessory dwelling units (ADUs, also know as granny flats or carriage houses) is not allowed in Denver neighborhoods.
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Prison Budget: Sentencing Laws Drive State Spending 0
- June 28, 2009
So the current opportunity cost of Colorado’s extreme prison spending spree is a quarter billion dollars that could have been spent on health care and higher education.
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