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This groundbreaking legislation is supported by
Organizations
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Alternate Defense Counsel
Law Professors and Experts
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Community Members
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Tammy Brady, Attorney for David Bueno
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James Castle, Attorney for Alejandro Perez and Sir Mario Owens
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Dave Wymore and Maria Liu, Attorneys for Tim Masters
October 29, 2020:
Did You Know: You can vote, even if you have a criminal record?
October 22, 2020:
Did You Know: There are extreme disparities in the Denver Municipal Court system?
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In 2019, the Office of the Municipal Public Defender conducted a research study on Denver Municipal Court cases and the effects of poverty, race, and mental illness
On Police & Misconduct
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October 19, 2020:
Did You Know: It is legal for police to lie in order to get a confession?
October 9, 2020:
Did You Know: In 73% of wrongful convictions, prosecutors hide useful evidence from the defense?
October 6, 2020:
Did You Know: Prosecutor misconduct contributed to 30% of wrongful convictions?
On Other Community Concerns
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September 24, 2020:
Did You Know: Prosecutors use grand juries as a way to act as defense attorneys for cops?
September 18, 2020:
Did You Know: EMTs use an unrecognized disorder, "excited delirium” to justify the use of ketamine, powerful anesthetic that contributed to Elijah McClain's death?
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The American Medical Association, the American Psychiatric Association, and the World Health Organization do not recognize “excited delirium” as a disorder, and the diagnosis has been decried as junk science.
On Know Your Rights & Criminal Law
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September 10, 2020:
Did You Know: Even if you win, you still have to reimburse the prosecution for the cost of prosecuting you?
September 3, 2020:
Did You Know: Children are policed and arrested when they are trying to learn in schools?
August 6, 2020:
Did You Know: You cannot sue a prosecutor for their misconduct?
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Senate Bill 217 eliminated qualified immunity for law enforcement officers, but did not include DAs, who enjoy *absolute* immunity for anything they do as an "advocate."
July, 2020
July 17, 2020: Did You Know: There is no recourse, if a prosecutor bring charges and shouldn't, or doesn't bring charges and should?
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July 21, 2020: End Police Violence: CAAPV DEMANDS
July 23, 2020: Did You Know: 10 year olds can be charged with a crime?
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July 30, 2020: Did You Know: Colorado Department of Corrections' budget for 2020 was nearly one billion dollars?
June, 2020
June 7, 2020: Our statement regarding community concerns about the June 5th protest.
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June 18, 2020: Prosecutors Are Cops, Too. Why do DA elections matter? Prosecutors are not separate from violent cops; they are violent cops.