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The State Joint Budget Committee Says "No" to More Prison Beds, & Legislative Session Kick-Off

As the 2026 Session of the Colorado General Assembly kicks off, the state Joint Budget Committee (JBC) meets to consider the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) request for a budget increase in order to add more prison beds. The JBC votes "no." Why? What's next? Today on UP TO THE MINUTE, Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ) host JoyBelle Phelan sits down with Kyle Giddings from the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition (CCJRC) to learn about what might be next for Colorado's packed prisons, and what's on the horizon in criminal justice policy during the new legislative session. 00:27 Introduction 00:47 The Joint Budget Committee and 788 More Prison Beds 01:24 Supplemental? 02:07  Procedural Changes Within the Department of Corrections 03:24  Prison Population Management Measure Bill and Putting People up for Parole 05:02 Approaching MRD 05:47 Proper Use of Beds in Community Corrections 07:09 Build More Prisons? 07:39 ICE Using Private Prisons for Detention 08:10 Cost of Prisons Per Cell Plus a Sour Budget 08:43 Public Safety and Bringing in People From Outside Counties 09:26 Who are you Sending to My Community? 10:42 Paying an Unfair Price for Crimes Commited in Early Age 12:24 Keeping Elderly People Locked up With High Medical Costs 13:42 Timeline for CDOC to Mitigate Prison Population 14:54 Strategizing for a New Path Forward 16:40 Second Look 17:22 New Bills that CCJRC is Supporting 20:37 Next Steps 21:50 Conclusion UP TO THE MINUTE is a podcast by Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). www.radioforjustice.org COLORADO RADIO FOR JUSTICE https://www.radioforjustice.org/ Instagram // radio4justice Facebook // radioforjustice LinkedIn // radioforjustice Bluesky // https://bsky.app/profile/radioforjust... X (formerly Twitter) // https://x.com/home