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Subject: Vote NO on DOC's Supplemental Request on 01/21
Dear JBC Members,
As a Colorado resident, I urge you to vote NO on the Department of Corrections FY25-26 Supplemental budget request on January 21st. This proposal gives tens of millions to expand Colorado prison capacity during a year of deep budget cuts that threaten access to health care, education, and other essential services.
Perpetual prison growth is a policy choice on DOC's part. They have failed to efficiently manage their population using available tools, and continue to operate facilities that are dangerously understaffed. More beds are not the answer when there are almost 5,000 people in DOC who are past their parole eligibility date, and not enough program staff or caseworkers to help them meet their parole requirements.
In the context of Colorado's budget crisis, DOC's request is unconscionable. Colorado should not divert funding from critical services to expand incarceration, or continue pouring more and more public dollars into a department that has failed to manage with efficiency, transparency, and accountability, including failing an audit and avoiding meaningful oversight.
I urge you to reject this budget request and insist on responsible population management, fiscal discipline, and smarter use of existing resources.
Thank you.
[Name]
[City & Zipcode]
Thank you!
In solidarity,
CCJRC & the No More Prisons Coalition
