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Apr 6, 2016

Fact Sheet: HB 1328 - A Bill to Protect Colorado's Children from Solitary Confinement

Since 1999, Colorado law has prohibited the seclusion of children as punishment. Children may only be secluded during an ongoing emergency, when a child is in immediate danger of harming self or others....

Apr 6, 2016

Fact sheet: HB 16-1311 - A Bill to End Debtors' Prisons in Colorado

Municipal Courts Use Legal "Loopholes" to Keep Debtors' Prisons Alive and Well

Municipal courts create debtors' prisons by using jail or the threat of...

Municipal Courts Use Legal "Loopholes" to Keep Debtors' Prisons Alive and Well

Municipal courts create debtors' prisons by using jail or the threat of...

Mar 15, 2016

ACLU of Colorado Opposes Revived Douglas County School Voucher Program

3/15/16
DENVER – Tonight, the Douglas County School District will consider a second school voucher program that would divert public taxpayer dollars to secular, private schools inside and outside...

Mar 11, 2016

Move Along to Where? Sweeps Illustrate Inhumane Treatment of Homeless and Vulnerable in Colorado

Denver's recent "sweeps" of people experiencing...

Mar 8, 2016

Statement of ACLU of Colorado Executive Director Nathan Woodliff-Stanley on Downtown Denver Homeless Sweeps

3/8/16
“The ACLU of Colorado is deeply concerned by the City of Denver’s approach to the visible presence of people who are homeless downtown, including today’s sweep and seizure of personal...

Feb 24, 2016

Prepared Testimony of ACLU of Colorado Executive Director Nathan Woodliff-Stanley on the Right to Rest Act

2/24/16
Today, the Local Government Committee of the Colorado House of Representatives will consider House Bill 1191...