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Colorado lawmakers want to carve a new path out of prison in second-look sentencing bill

Senate Bill 26-115 allows judges to reduce sentences for prisoners serving over 20 years based on age and rehabilitation, with 137 inmates automatically qualifying, fiscal note states.

Summary by Greeley Tribune
Colorado lawmakers are considering whether to carve a new path out of prison for some inmates who have served at least two decades behind bars. In a second-look sentencing bill introduced in late February, Democratic state senators Julie Gonzales, of Denver, and Mike Weissman, of Aurora, seek to create a new legal process to allow judges to reduce sentences for prisoners who have spent at least 20 years behind bars and who either committed their…

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Colorado lawmakers want to carve a new path out of prison in second-look sentencing bill

Colorado lawmakers are considering whether to carve a new path out of prison for some inmates who have served at least two decades behind bars.

·Denver, United States
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Denver Post broke the news in Denver, United States on Saturday, March 7, 2026.
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