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With Colorado’s lawmakers considering an increase in penalties for fentanyl possession, one thing is certain: Doing so will hit communities of color hardest.

My mother was on her knees in front of the TV screaming and weeping “He has been shot. They killed him. We knew they would kill him.” That was when I first learned about the bullet that changed the world.

Last Friday, a Colorado jury awarded $14 million in damages to 12 plaintiffs after concluding Denver police officers violated our plaintiffs' constitutional rights during the 2020 George Floyd protests.

The fentanyl crisis continues to cause unfathomable loss, most recently with the tragic death of five people in Commerce City earlier last week.

The Communications Officer advances the ACLU of Colorado’s strategic priorities by effectively articulating its mission through various platforms.

Yesterday, Governor Jared Polis granted commutations to three people including Ronald Johnson and Rogel Aguilera-Mederos. The Governor additionally granted 1,351 pardons to people with convictions related to the possession of marijuana.

It would make Colorado less safe, and be a grave mistake, to double down on “tough on crime” practices that have caused intergenerational harm, financial loss, and damage to Colorado’s families.

Miko McMahon-Piel is a Denver student and artist.

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