Tag: jake straw
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New commission creates statewide standards for Colorado jails
What set of standards are jails held to in the state of Colorado? Until recently, the answer was none. In 2022, Rep. Judy Amabile, D-Boulder, sought to rectify that by creating the Colorado Jail Standards Commission. The goal of the commission, in Amabile’s words, is to create a set of standards within the state that…