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Senate adopts DOC supplemental after debate on prison costs and population management
Summary
The Senate approved House Bill 11-51, a supplemental appropriation for the Department of Corrections, after an hour of debate over prison population growth, sentencing policy and budget tradeoffs; supporters said funding avoided costlier jail backlogs while opponents pressed for accountability.
The Colorado Senate on Feb. 19 adopted House Bill 11-51, a supplemental appropriation for the Department of Corrections, after floor debate about the size and management of the prison population and the budget tradeoffs of corrections spending.
Senator Bridges moved the bill and yielded the floor.…
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