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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition

@ccjrc.bsky.social
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Founded in 1999, our mission is to eliminate the overuse of the criminal legal system and advance community health and safety. We advocate and organize for public safety strategies that are holistic, effective, and just. 🔗LINKTREE at www.ccjrc.org/social

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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
“My brother didn’t die because the consequences of using weren’t harsh enough.” ✅FACT. Research shows that prison INCREASES overdose deaths. ➡️GetTheFactsCO.org #prop132 #getthefactsco #copolitics #coloradoballot
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
🎉Tonight, CCJRC celebrates our 17th Annual Voices for Justice! We are grateful to our generous sponsors, and we’re proud to present the 🏆2026 Rupert–Tate Game Changer Award to Dana Walters Flores @youthlaw.bsky.social & the Colorado Youth Justice Collaborative!
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
☕ We're making sure Colorado voters have the facts before they cast their ballots this November. Join us at our 'Sippin' on Facts' event Sat. June 27, at Prodigy Coffee. RSVP: mobilize.us/coloradocriminaljusticereformcoalition/event/950382/ Thanks IG: anafiredfed! Learn more: GetTheFactsCO.org
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Well-intentioned folks could be easily misled about the fentanyl ballot measure. It’s important that Coloradans get the facts. ▶️GetTheFactsCO.org Thank you Dr. Ana Mitchell! (IG @anafiredfed) #copolitics #ColoradoBallot #GetTheFactsCO
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
🎉Early Bird tickets on sale NOW for CCJRC's 17th Annual Voices for Justice. For 27 years, CCJRC has fought for dignity, justice, and real community safety. Join us as we celebrate our movement, our community, and the work still ahead. 🎟️ Tickets: bit.ly/2026VoicesForJustice
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Colorado’s prisons are under a lot of strain. The fentanyl measure on November’s ballot would send nearly 900 more people to prison each year, with no plan to pay for it. GET THE FACTS at GetTheFactsCO.org #GetTheFactsCO #coloradopolitics #ColoradoBallot
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
A felony conviction doesn’t end after prison; it can follow you for life. Under Colorado’s fentanyl ballot measure, first-time possession of any amount of fentanyl becomes a felony. Learn the facts: GetTheFacts.org #copolitics #ColoradoBallot #GetTheFactsCO
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JustLeadershipUSA @jlusa.org · 18/05/2026
Kyle Giddings (Leading with Conviction™ 2024) said he worried about the message a #commutation for #TinaPeters would send to other incarcerated people seeking #clemency. Read more: jlusa.org/2026/05/18/kyle-giddings-… #Colorado
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
☕️The coffee is on us while you learn about what’s on Colorado’s ballot! 🗓️ This Saturday, May 23rd 🕰️10am to noon 📍The Bardo Coffee House, 3333 S Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood RSVP at www.ccjrc.org/sippinonfacts #COPolitics #ColoradoBallot #GetTheFactsCO
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Learn how Colorado's ballot politics really work, from the experts at @coloradotimesrecorder.com ! Virtual Webinar on May 12th, from 6-8:30pm Includes Q&A Reservation Required. Seats limited. RSVP at bit.ly/WhoIsAdvanceCO #copolitics
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Advance Colorado, a conservative political organization, is sponsoring the fentanyl measure on November's ballot. It's worth knowing who's pushing this initiative and what else they're working on before you make up your mind. Learn more at WhoIsAdvanceColorado.org #copolitics #GetTheFactsCO
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
☕️The coffee is on us while you learn about what's on Colorado's ballot! This Saturday, May 2nd, 9:30 am at Ollin Cafetzin, 9529 E Colfax Ave. in Aurora. RSVP at www.ccjrc.org/sippinonfacts #COPolitics #ColoradoBallot #GetTheFactsCO
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
“Without tools like [SB26-036], the default becomes expansion, the most expensive option,” CCJRC’s Kyle Giddings said. “It locks us into long-term costs without addressing the underlying issues: how we manage the population we already have.” www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/04/15/d...
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Democratic lawmakers seek fix to Colorado's stalled prison population plan
Colorado’s prison population plan was designed to prevent overcrowding. Instead, eight months after it was triggered, the system remains strained and largely ineffective, prompting two Democratic lawm...
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
☕Free coffee while you learn what's on Colorado's ballot at the same time! This Saturday April 18th, 10am at Whittier Cafe on E 25th Ave, Denver RSVP at CCJRC.org/SippinOnFacts #COPolitics #ColoradoBallot #GetTheFactsCO
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 09/04/2026
👀Take a closer look at the costs behind the November fentanyl measure, and GET THE FACTS at GetTheFactsCO.org. #GetTheFactsCO #ColoradoBallot @COPolitics
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
"House Democrats pressed budget writers over a nearly $70M increase for the Department of Corrections, questioning why the state plans to add 941 beds and explore new prison capacity when crime rates are falling, and hundreds are already eligible for parole." www.denvergazette.com/2026/04/07/c...
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Colorado House Democrats focus on rising prison costs amid declining crime rates during budget discussion
Colorado’s House Democrats pressed budget writers Tuesday over a nearly $70 million increase for the Department of Corrections, questioning why the state plans to add 941 prison beds and explore new p...
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
If you think November's fentanyl ballot measure won't affect you or your family, you might want to take another look. GET THE FACTS at GetTheFactsCO.org #Copolitics #ColoradoVotes #GetTheFactsCO
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
🗳️ The fentanyl measure on November's ballot deserves your attention. GET THE FACTS 📊 at GetTheFactsCO.org
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
GET THE FACTS 📊 on what the fentanyl measure on November's ballot will actually do at www.GetTheFactsCO.org.
The fentanyl measure on this year's ballot deserves your attention.The measure would make any amount of fentanyl a felony.
Even if you didn’t know you were using it.
Sharing drugs could be treated the same as drug trafficking. Even if no money was involved. Before you decide, you should know what the fentanyl measure actually does. GET THE FACTS at www.GetTheFactsCO.org.
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
The Polis administration is seeking $200 million to purchase a closed private prison in Walsenburg CO. CCJRC's Kyle Giddings breaks down why a new prison isn't inevitable. There is another path forward. ➡️bit.ly/NoNewPrison_Colorado (Thank you @pslweb.bsky.social for a great interview!)
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
This week, Gov. Polis' office dropped a bomb: a $200M plan to buy a shuttered private prison — while lawmakers are cutting Medicaid, K-12 education, and other essential services to close a $1.5B shortfall. ‼️TAKE ACTION Tell legislators: NO NEW PRISON ➡️ bit.ly/NoNewPrison_Colorado
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
"It is wrong, and it is unconstitutional for the city of Denver to impose harsher sentences than the state for the same conduct,” said Kym Ray, the Denver Campaign Coordinator with the Criminal Justice Reform Coalition. denverite.com/2026/03/09/...
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Denver could reduce max sentences for low-level charges
A Colorado Supreme Court ruling kickstarted the proposed reforms.
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
📢 Join Denver City Council Members Shontel Lewis, Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, and Sarah Parady as they unveil their municipal sentencing reform bill! What: Press Conference When: Monday, March 9th at 12:30 PM Where: Denver City and County Building (1437 Bannock St) RSVP: bit.ly/MuniPressConf
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Public Defenseless Podcast @pdefenselesspod.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Today, I spoke w @rebeccawallace.bsky.social of @cofreedomfund.bsky.social & Kyle Giddings of @ccjrc.bsky.social to explain how Colorado's conservative, tough on crime coalition influences CO's criminal justice policy despite the dems controlling all 3 branches. open.spotify.com/episode/6QbR...
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Today at 4pm! Let's talk about it! 🔜 bit.ly/DenverKickOff
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
On the House floor, Representative Yara Zokaie read letters from incarcerated Coloradans describing staffing shortages, canceled programs, and barriers to completing parole plans. These voices are rarely heard at the Capitol. They should be.
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Will Colorado lawmakers hold DOC and the Administration accountable for a runaway prison budget and policies driving prison growth—even as felony commitments and crime trend down? Or keep expanding prisons while cutting education, healthcare, and housing? It doesn’t have to be this way.
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Colorado Freedom Fund @cofreedomfund.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
Big things are happening in Denver! Join City Council Members Gonzales-Gutierrez, @shontel4council.bsky.social, and @paradyatlarge.bsky.social to talk about their work championing municipal court reform this year. CFF and @ccjrc.bsky.social are hosting a virtual launch event: Wed. 2.18.26 at 4PM
Text reads: Denver Sentencing Reform Launch, Wed. Feb. 18 via Zoom, 4-5 PM with Denver City Council Members Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez, Shontel Lewis, and Sarah Parady. In the top right corner, the logos for Colorado Freedom Fund and Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition. Below the text, yellow handwritten text reads "Get Engaged!". Council members are pictured at the bottom of the screen with a button that reads "Register to attend." Pictured: Sarah Parady, a white woman smiling with dark brown shoulder length hair and dark-rimmed glasses is pictured on the left; in the middle Council Member Gonzales-Gutierrez, a Latina woman with long dark brown hair, smiling and wearing a red suit; on the right, Council Member Lewis, a Black woman smiling with brown hair styled in a twist out and wearing dark-rimmed glasses.
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
In Colorado, insurance companies are treated as “victims” in criminal cases, allowing them to collect restitution — with interest — on top of the premiums they already receive. HB26-1017 would ensure criminal restitution is reserved for people directly harmed by a crime.
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
🎉It's happening! Our priority bill this session ✨SB26-036✨ strengthens existing law to help the Colorado Department of Corrections safely manage the prison population before overcrowding becomes a crisis. Learn more: bit.ly/SenateBill36
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
The Joint Budget Committee reversed its decision and granted the Department of Corrections funding for 788 additional prison beds. But will they help Colorado avoid the disaster of a new prison?
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Colorado Freedom Fund @cofreedomfund.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
📅 The 2026 CFF Municipal Courts Convening is just over one week away, so register now! Join us on Zoom with @javiermabrey.bsky.social and Westminster City Council Member Jack Johnson on Thursday, 1/29 at 4pm MST.
Text reads: 2026 Municipal Court Convening; Thursday, January 29 via Zoom. 4-5 PM, Q&A 5-5:30 PM. Special guests Rep. Javier Mabrey and Westminster City Council Member Jack Johnson. Rep. Mabrey and Council Member Johnson are pictured. Rep. Mabrey is a Latino man with short brown hair, he’s smiling and wearing a blue suit. Council Member Johnson is a white man with short blonde hair and black framed glasses, he’s smiling and wearing a blue plaid shirt.  A purple button reads “Register to attend.” At the bottom of the graphic, a banner reads “Thank you, co-conveners!” followed by pictures of logos for El Movimiento Sigue, Colorado Coalition for the Homeless, ACLU-Colorado, and Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition.
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Join us next Thurs. at Colorado Freedom Fund’s 2026 Convening, to learn what's happening in Colorado's municipal courts since the recent state Supreme Court decision, & fight back against all things carceral at the legislature and on the ballot. RSVP to attend: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi....
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
People power works! Today, Colorado’s Joint Budget Committee rejected DOC’s request for 788 new prison beds and demanded a real plan to manage the prison population. The fight continues. Join the #NoMorePrisons coalition: CCJRC.org/Get-Involved
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
The BIG budget story this legislative session is one you might not hear about. The Department of Corrections is hijacking CO's state budget, asking for $83M to open 788 new prison beds & give a huge raise to the private prison industry — all while scouting for a new prison.
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
⏰ Just a few hours left of Colorado Gives Day! Don’t miss the chance to invest in the change you want to see right here in Colorado. 💛 Give before midnight to make the biggest impact: 🔗 www.ColoradoGives.org/CCJRC Let’s finish strong together! 💪🏽 #GetRealDenver #NoMorePrisons
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Today is Colorado Gives Day, the day our state shows what’s possible when we invest in each other. We’re fighting for real safety — solutions that prevent harm and build strong communities. Join us today. www.ColoradoGives.org/CCJRC #ColoradoGivesDay #GetRealDenver #NoMorePrisons
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Colorado Radio for Justice @radioforjustice.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
💥 New episode of UP TO THE MINUTE today! @ccjrc.bsky.social CO Criminal Justice Reform Coalition hosted a teach-in this month: “How Did We Get Here? Understanding Mass Incarceration in CO.” Colorado Radio for Justice’s Trevor Jones was there. Listen/watch right here: uptotheminute-crj.transistor.fm
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
Your Colorado Gives Day pledge powers advocacy, organizing, and bold policy work to build real safety across our state. Colorado doesn’t need new prisons — it needs new possibilities. #ColoradoGivesDay #WaveofGenerosity 🔗http://coloradogives.org/organization/CCJRC
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
📺LIVE! Denver City Council is proposing and voting on amendments to the 2026 Denver Budget. Councilmembers Torres, Gonzales-Gutierrez, Lewis & Parady are bringing forth an amendment for a Community Led Safety Grant Program! 🎉 denvergov.org/Government/A...
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
🚨 Denver! Vote NO on Referred Measure 2G. Splitting Denver’s at-large City Council races into two separate contests would limit voter choice and invite political gamesmanship. The fact that it’s backed by dark-money group One Main Street says it all. Read more: www.axios.com/local/denver...
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Fight over at-large Denver City Council measures intensifies
A mailer arrived this week supporting the measure and backed by a dark money group.
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
CCJRC's Denver Campaign Coordinator, Kym Ray, testified before a full house at last night's City Council public hearing on Denver's 2026 Budget:
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
📺LIVE! Tune in to the Denver City Council Public Hearing on the 2026 Budget. We're joining with community advocates across Denver to ask city council to prioritize funding for Community Led Safety! ➡️https://denver.granicus.com/player/camera/2
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Get Real, Denver! Community-led safety prevents violence before it occurs, and makes our neighborhoods safer and stronger. Tonight, we're asking community to show up & show support for real community safety at the Denver City Council Budget Hearing. See you there!
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Today, elected leaders & community advocates joined @ccjrc1's #GetRealDenver campaign on the steps of the City & County Building. We’re calling for $5M for a Community-Led Safety Grant Program to fund prevention, intervention & victim support that stops harm before it starts.
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
Denver! We need you to show up at City Council on Monday at 5:30pm and tell our City Council to GET REAL! Kym Ray sat down with Malik tha Martian this week to explain what our 2026 Denver budget campaign is all about and why funding community-led safety is so important.
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 22/10/2025
ICYMI: FOX31 spotlighted the Get Real Denver campaign and its push for the city to invest in community-led crime prevention, violence intervention, and victim support in Denver's 2026 budget. Watch the full story at kdvr.com/.../advocate...
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
📺Tune in to KDVR FOX31 📷TONIGHT📷 at 4pm or 5pm to hear CCJRC's Kym Ray discuss the effort to include a Community Led Safety Grant Program in Denver's 2026 budget! ➡️Take action at getrealdenver.org/Action
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
📢 Denver, it's time to Get Real about public safety! We're urging Mayor Johnston and City Council to invest in what truly works. By empowering local organizations to tackle safety challenges right where they live, we can create genuinely safer communities.
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Join us on Monday 9/22 to pack the JBC hearing and say NO MORE PRISONS. DOC wants $2.8M for 153 new private prison beds while Colorado cuts healthcare, housing & education. For more on how you can take action: bit.ly/JBC_NoPriso... #NoMorePrisons #copolitics
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