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NYPD Losing Officers Over Low Pay, Cost of Living

The Crime Report

For the New York Today newsletter, James Barron of the New York Times spoke with fellow colleague Chelsia Rose Marcius who detailed the NYPD’s difficulties. Marcius pointed to one example of a Colorado department luring NYPD officers for its living costs appeal.

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Unleashed: Pot Legalization Sparks Debate About Future of K9 Units

The Crime Report

New York and New Jersey legalized recreational marijuana earlier this year, joining California, Colorado, Maine, Oregon and more. However, states like New Jersey and Colorado stopped training K9’s to detect marijuana. However, states like New Jersey and Colorado stopped training K9’s to detect marijuana.

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Suspect In Stabbing Spree Arrested, Murder-Suicides Reported Over Christmas Weekend

The Crime Report

Elsewhere, apparent murder-suicides in St Louis, Missouri and Thorton, Colorado, occurred over Christmas weekend. . Meanwhile, in Thorton, Colorado , a city north of Denver, a man shot and killed his wife and then killed himself on Christmas morning at a Jehovah’s Witness Kingdom Hall.

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Solitary Confinement Reform Challenges Spotlight Mental Health Care Need

The Crime Report

A new law went into effect in July 2022 that limits how Colorado jails and prisons can use solitary confinement for people with certain mental and physical health needs. Those advocates are right.

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States Consider Raising Minimum Age for Juvenile Prosecution

The Crime Report

This year, Colorado is one of five states considering raising its minimum age, increasing it to 13 years old from 10. State analysts say about 500 kids between the ages of 10 and 12 enter Colorado’s criminal justice system every year. 25 states have no minimum age for prosecuting children.

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Five States Ask Voters to Approve Ban on Unpaid Prison Labor

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Three states have already passed similar legislation, including Nebraska, Utah and Colorado. A similar measure failed earlier this year in California due to concerns about whether eliminating the exception would force the state to pay prisoners minimum wage.

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Can Police Unions Be a Force for Reform?

The Crime Report

That would be a “mistake,” writes the paper’s author, Benjamin Levin , an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Colorado Law School. Benjamin Levin is an Associate Professor of Law at the University of Colorado Law School.