The Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel

05/21/2020

Today CREEC and others called on Governor Polis to protect the most at risk people in prisons from COVID-19. “It is impossible to take the steps necessary to protect against the spread of this terrifying virus unless the prison population is significantly reduced,” said Amy Robertson, Co-Executive Director of Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center. “We urge the Governor and Director Williams to use well-established powers to head off this crisis.”
https://creeclaw.org/creec-and-others-call-on-governor-polis-to-stop-covid-19-from-becoming-a-death-sentence-for-people-in-prisons/
Other signatories of the letter are the: Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition Physicians for Criminal Justice Reform The Law Enforcement Action Partnership Center for Health Progress Office of Respondent Parents' Counsel Black Lives Matter 5280 Colorado Lawyers Committee The Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition Colorado Criminal Defense Bar Working Families Party Lawyers' Civil Rights Coalition Second Chance Center Colorado Freedom Fund Criminal Justice Act Panel Standing Committee ACLU of Colorado
IMAGE: Text on a decorative background says, "STOP COVID-19 from becoming a death sentence for people in prisons!" and there is a CREEC logo in the lower right corner

04/05/2020

Colorado defense attorneys petition state to release some inmates as coronavirus spreads in jails

Vomiting inmates are preparing food for hundreds. Jail phones are not being sanitized after each call. Coughing inmates are not being separated from others. Deputies are wearing gloves, but are usi…

03/23/2020

https://www.colorado.gov/governor/news/gov-polis-signs-death-penalty-repeal-bill-commutes-death-row-sentences-life-prison-without

DENVER - Today Gov. Polis signed SB20-100, repealing the death penalty in Colorado going forward. The Governor also commuted the sentences of the three men on death row in Colorado to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

03/19/2020

08/26/2019

The OADC is seeking an unpaid audio/video production student intern for Fall 2019. See posting for more information. https://www.indeedjobs.com/office-of-the-alternate-defense-counsel/_hl/en_US?cpref=JXWAtnzf3XWjLOi4YeVNLs_1WAXHb5RLFzsvRpwILqg

03/06/2019

Register now!

Last year, we partnered with the Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel (OADC) and the Office of the Child's Representative (OCR) to bring you our 6th Annual Excellence in Juvenile Defense Conference. Registration completely filled up and we held the sold-out event in late April of 2018. This year, we are moving to a larger space and are adding four breakout tracks!

Join CJDC, OADC, and OCR on April 25th and 26th for our intensive, two-day, multi-track 7th Annual Excellence in Juvenile Defense Conference. Session topics will range from gang and trauma intersectionality to ma*****na and juvenile court; diversion and the CSG assessment; juvenile law updates; video appearance at detention hearings; facility closures; restorative justice; education issues; and so much more!

Register today: https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07eg0td0ykac8e180b&oseq=&c=&ch=

02/06/2018

http://www.lyricolorado.com/brewjustice/

The goal of LYRIC (Learn your Rights in Colorado) is to teach youth about their Constitutional rights. Our programming aims to bring Constitutional law to life for juveniles in schools, juvenile justice facilities and community settings.