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Rebecca Wallace

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Colorado Freedom Fund @cofreedomfund.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
✨Yet ANOTHER data-driven report that bail reform works and communities are safer when they are freer. 👀Read the study: datacollaborativeforjustice.org/work/bail-reform/testing-the-long-term-impact-of-bail-reform-across-new-york-state-a-quasi-experimental-evaluation/
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Colorado Freedom Fund @cofreedomfund.bsky.social · 10/09/2025
Success in ending cash bond in Illinois threatens a key deception by Trump: that more people in cages makes us safe. 👀Read CFF Policy Director Rebecca Wallace’s Op Ed: denverpost.com/2025/09/05/trump-bail-bond-pretrial-fairness/
Carousel of quotes from Denver Post article 
Carousel 1: Denver Post- Opinion , Sept. 5, 2025
Trump threatens pretrial fairness in a push that only protects wealthy bondsmen.
President Trump took aim at Illinois’ Pretrial Fairness Act, which ended cash bail in the state in 2023.
Quotes by CFF Policy Director Rebecca Wallace:
"It’s no surprise that Trump used false claims and fearmongering to vilify the thoughtful pretrial reform law in Illinois...”Carousel 2: "Coloradans should know Illinois has ended cash bail with strong results: Jail populations are down. Crime is down. Court appearance rates are steady. Poor families no longer must forego rent and food to buy freedom for their kin."
Carousel 3: "Trump’s extreme politics of fear rely on Americans buying into the notion that the only way to be safe and prosperous in this country is to increase federal executive and police power and massively expand the number of people we cage. The success of Illinois’ Pretrial Fairness Act may well be exactly why it has come under Trump's gaze."
Carousel 4: "Want receipts? check out the links in our posts. End Cash Bond. Pretrial Fairness is Possible. Join us!" Colorado Freedom Fund logo of fist breaking chains in the sunshine.
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Rebecca Wallace @rebeccawallace.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Psssst...We been telling y'all cash bail doesn't keep us safe.
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Rebecca Wallace @rebeccawallace.bsky.social · 25/07/2025
💡So Denver Police want to educate rather than punish officers for lower level misconduct to help those officers really understand their mistakes and avoid them in the future? IMAGINE A WORLD where we offerred the same grace, education and opportunities to community members.
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Independent monitor criticizes Denver police's proposed education-based discipline policy
Calling it a “not-so-veiled” attempt to eliminate accountability for officers,” Denver Independent Monitor Lisabeth Pérez Castle sharply criticized a proposal by the Denver Police Department to permit...
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Colorado Freedom Fund @cofreedomfund.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
CFF Policy Director @rebeccawallace.bsky.social criticizes Johnston's advocacy for Gov. Polis to veto HB25-1147, Municipal Court Fairness. Read the Letter: denverpost.com/2025/06/03/johnston-municipal-court-reform-house-bill-1147-veto/
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Colorado Freedom Fund @cofreedomfund.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
"In the wake of the 2020 uprisings, Governor Polis gave lip service to caring about racial justice and equity in the criminal legal system. 

Polis has since pushed for more kids and poor people in cages  while fighting legislative efforts for evidence-based and humane criminal legal reform.”
Rebecca Wallace
CFF Policy Director
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Colorado Freedom Fund @cofreedomfund.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
💥We’re mad, but we’re not done fighting for fairness for our unhoused neighbors. Read Colorado Freedom Fund’s statement on Gov. Polis’ veto of HB25-1147: coloradofreedomfund.org/hb1147-veto. Then, let’s get work.
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Colorado Freedom Fund @cofreedomfund.bsky.social · 26/03/2025
In today’s @coloradosun.com, Sens. @judyamabileco.bsky.social & Mike Weissman lay out why passing HB25-1147 is so urgent: Colorado’s poorest neighbors are facing 30x longer jail sentences—just for landing in the wrong courtroom. Read the op-ed here: coloradosun.com/2025/03/26/o...
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Taniel @taniel.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
BREAKING: Louisianans just rejected a ballot measure that would have paved the way for more children to be prosecuted as adults. It lost by roughly 30%. Here’s how a supporter had justified it: “Some of these kids are already lost when they’re two years old.” Context: boltsmag.org/louisiana-am...
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“Some of These Kids Are Already Lost When They’re Two Years Old” - Bolts
Louisiana leaders want more leeway to charge kids as adults. A measure on the March 29 ballot would enable lawmakers to move more teenagers into the adult criminal system.
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Colorado Freedom Fund @cofreedomfund.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
The Aurora Sentinel sees through Aurora’s “tough on crime” nonsense. Editor Dave Perry calls out city leaders for pushing failed policies that do more harm than good. Instead of making communities safer, they’re exacerbating the problem. sentinelcolorado.com/opinion/perr...
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Colorado Freedom Fund @cofreedomfund.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
People are getting wildly different—and often extreme—sentences in Colorado, just based on where they’re arrested. HB25-1147 passed the House on March 7 and heads to the Senate next week thanks, in large part, to @javiermabrey.bsky.social's sponsorship & advocacy. 1/
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Colorado Freedom Fund @cofreedomfund.bsky.social · 19/02/2025
Tonight, we're co-hosting a listening session for people who’ve been jailed in a Colorado municipal court just for trying to survive. Follow us for a recap tomorrow. @ccjrc.bsky.social @rebeccawallace.bsky.social
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Colorado Freedom Fund @cofreedomfund.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
CFF's @rebeccawallace.bsky.social testified this week on "pretrial competency purgatory" in cash bond. Judges jail ppl found incompetent for months over small bonds. SB25-041 aimed to fix this, but pretrial fairness provisions were cut. Read more here (paywall): www.denverpost.com/2023/12/13/c...
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
Saw someone say, "End your friendships with people who are going about life like nothing is wrong." I will never understand people who think that further isolating ourselves from everyday people who don't get it is going to save us. It's not. Your judgment and disdain will not save us.
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Colorado Freedom Fund @cofreedomfund.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
CFF Policy Director Rebecca Wallace @rebeccawallace.bsky.social shared this data at @pewtrusts.org's D.C. court reminder convening. 📲 One text at a time, we’re helping folks stay free. 2/2
Pie chart and arrow: “94% appearance rate” and “34% fewer Failures to Appear.” Text: “Court reminders are effective & liberatory!”A teal speech bubble and text: “Helping folks stay free one text at a time.” Colorado Freedom Fund logo below.
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Colorado Freedom Fund @cofreedomfund.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
CFF's @rebeccawallace.bsky.social helped defeat SB25-044 in committee this week, 4-3! The bill sought harsher penalties for fentanyl possession, targeting people with substance use disorder. Grateful to fight with experts and call for care, not criminalization, for our neighbors who use drugs. 🟫✊🏽
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Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition @ccjrc.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
The Colorado Senate Judiciary Committee is currently hearing public testimony on SB25-044, which would make possession of any amount of synthetic opioids (ex. fentanyl) a felony. CCJRC is urging a NO vote. 🔊https://leg.colorado.gov/committee/audio/2747551
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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
I call them fascists, but I don't find the debate over that term terribly constructive. The word fascism chills many of us to the bone, but it doesn't function that way in the world at large. We need to help people understand how what's happening relates to their lives and futures.
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Sheryl Weikal says Prosecute ICE @leftistlawyer.com · 08/02/2025
Look don't get me wrong Kanye's comments are disturbing to me as a Jew but there are entire groups of (white) people upset at him who think that Elon Musk, sieg heiling Nazi billionaire, is Cool and Good and those people disturb me a hell of a lot more.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Tesla earned $2.3 billion in the United States in 2024. You'd think it paid a lot in taxes, right? Well it paid precisely $0 in federal income taxes last year. You want waste and fraud? Look at what some big corporations and the rich are getting away with.
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Tesla Paid Zero Federal Income Tax in 2024, Despite $2.3 Billion in Income
This brings Tesla’s average tax rate over the past three years to 0.4 percent.
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Rebecca Wallace @rebeccawallace.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
State-commissioned study finds felonizing possession of 1+ gram fentanyl accomplished none of its goals: ❌Did not reduce overdose deaths. ❌Did not get more people into treatment. The war on drugs continues to fail at every turn.
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Colorado Freedom Fund @cofreedomfund.bsky.social · 05/02/2025
Jail is not housing. CO's municipal courts hand out harsh sentences for poverty offenses without legal counsel or transparency. HB25-1147 curbs extreme sentencing, strengthens access to lawyers, and boosts transparency. Join the fight: 🔹 [EN] bit.ly/HB1147Coalition 🔹 [ES] bit.ly/LaHB1147Coalicion
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Rebecca Wallace @rebeccawallace.bsky.social · 04/02/2025
Come on Bluesky! CO municipal courts are sentencing our unhoused neighbors to months and sometimes a year in jail for offenses of poverty and survival. HB25-1147 takes aim at some of the most extreme and carceral municipal court practices. Join the Coalition! bit.ly/HB1147Coalition
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Matt Pearce @mattdpearce.com · 03/02/2025
if I understand American politics correctly, progressivism is something that requires 60 senate votes to work, while national conservatism doesn’t require any votes at all
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
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Laura Chapin @laurachapin.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
Statement of solidarity from Colorado Jewish Legislative Caucus, Black Democratic Legislative Caucus of Colorado, the Colorado Democratic Latino Caucus, the Democratic Womens Caucus of Colorado, the Colorado Legislative LBGTQ+ Caucus, and the Menasa Muslim Joint Legislative Caucus. #copolitics
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Idgaf I’m still fighting for guaranteed healthcare. Aspiration is the answer. Not just “we’re not the bad guys.” We need something more meaningful than that. I want a future worth fighting for. They have no vision. We do. Lean into our strengths and knock them out. 👊🏽
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Rebecca Wallace @rebeccawallace.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
⚠️Listening now to Denver City Attorney vigorously fight to deny indigent defense counsel on the day of trial, after the Municipal Public Defender has fully prepared for trial. Turns out folks charged in Denver Municipal Court are subject to the same kinds of harms we see in other parts of CO.
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Rebecca Wallace @rebeccawallace.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
👋Hey y'll. Here in DC, proud to represent Colorado innovation to help folks stay out of jail for missing court.
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Ari Armstrong @ariarmstrong.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
For years conservatives have warned that the federal government might round up people who have harmed no one and herd them into concentration camps. They were right. www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...
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Trump plans to build mass detention camp for deportees at Guantánamo Bay
President Donald Trump ordered construction of a deportee detention camp with room for 30,000 migrants on the U.S. naval base in Cuba.
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Colorado Freedom Fund @cofreedomfund.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
🙏🏽 Thank you to Reps. @javiermabrey.bsky.social and Yara Zokaie for leading CFF's first priority bill of the session, HB25-1015, through the House for unanimous passage. Now on to the Senate where Majority Leader Rodriguez and Sen. Gonzales will take the reins. Follow us for more updates.
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Rebecca Wallace @rebeccawallace.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
🎉Even as we work to end cash bond in Colorado, we want our neighbors to have every avenue of pretrial freedom open to them. Online bond pay means more rural folks out of a cage pretrial now. 💪
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Alex Burness @burness.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
“It’s one of the great success stories of white supremacy that there are so many things that are rooted in white supremacy that we take for granted as normal.” — Paloma Wu, speaking recently to @bolts.bsky.social about felony disenfranchisement in Mississippi: boltsmag.org/mississippi-...
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Court Upholds Mississippi’s Jim Crow-Era Lifetime Voting Ban
“Imagine if just half of those folks could vote,” says a Mississippi advocate who hoped to defeat his state’s practice of permanent felony disenfranchisement.
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Cole Wist @colewist.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
This.
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Rebecca Wallace @rebeccawallace.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Sadly not surprised to see ADL bending over backward to avoid concluding Elon Musk is a white supremacist (as if a Nazi salute is necessary to draw that conclusion), after bending over backward to avoid calling war in Gaza a genocide despite Israeli’s clear goal to destroy a people and a place.
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Rebecca Wallace @rebeccawallace.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Let’s take care of each other. www.commondreams.org/opinion/fall...
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As the US Empire Falls, We Must Take Care of Each Other | Common Dreams
Americans have a hard road ahead of us working to create a future that is more humane and just, for ourselves and future generations.
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Josh Barocas, MD ⭕️ @jabarocas.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Diversity in clinical trials is not performative. Diversity in clinical trials literally ensures that all humans benefit from therapeutics, interventions, and preventive medicine. www.reuters.com/business/hea...
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US FDA drops web pages on improving clinical trial diversity
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has pulled draft guidance from its website requiring companies to test medicines and devices in diverse populations as part of a purge of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts at U.S. health agencies.
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Eric Budd @ericmbudd.com · 26/01/2025
yikes.
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Rebecca Wallace @rebeccawallace.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Missing my mom today on this her Yahrzeit. Out on a ski and pretty sure she is here with me. She’s saying: “Keep going.” We’re tryin Mama.
Phot of cross country ski trail in woods with skis
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WuTangIsForTheChildren @wutangforchildren.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
So how’s it going so far?
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Rebecca Wallace @rebeccawallace.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
🤔This article reads as if landlords are losing because there are too many apartments causing this untenable situation of landlords (at long last) having to LOWER RENT.
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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 24/01/2025
“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.” Diary of Anne Frank January 13, 1943
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Imani Gandy @angryblacklady.blacksky.app · 25/01/2025
It’s day fucking 5. IT’S ONLY BEEN FIVE DAYS.
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Councilperson Stacie Gilmore @staciegilmore.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
This is a challenging and heartbreaking time for our community. If you see activity by ICE, stay safe and know you have every right to report it. More than 600 volunteers with the Colorado Rapid Response Network take calls in English and Spanish 24/7.
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Colorado Freedom Fund @cofreedomfund.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
Our first priority bill of the session passed UNANIMOUSLY out of House Judiciary Committee yesterday! Now, the bill is on its way to the House Floor. Onward! 💪🏽 Learn more: coloradofreedomfund.org/hb25-1015
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Prison Policy Initiative @prisonpolicy.org · 23/01/2025
Police contact of any kind is not innocuous: most police killings start with officers responding to a suspected non-violent situation or a case where no crime has been reported. www.prisonpolicy.org/blog/2024/12/1…
Infographic that says in 2023, 70% of police killings began with officers responding to a suspected non-violent situation or a case where no crime had been reported.
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Rebecca Wallace @rebeccawallace.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
While we fight to end cash bond in Colorado, we want to ensure our neighbors have every avenue for freedom.
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Rebecca Wallace @rebeccawallace.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Municipal defenders have repeatedly told me Westminster city court is the most carceral court in the state.
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Rebecca Wallace @rebeccawallace.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Doesn't matter how "progressive" the CO legislature is when there are billionaire right wingers holding the legislature hostage by buying their way onto the ballot with half baked, harmful initiatives that sound good at first blush and would take millions of dollars to defeat.
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