US EditionA Colorado Court Sends Poor People to Jail without Access to Lawyers, Advocates Say. It Doesn’t Record the Proceedings
Montrose Municipal Court jails defendants without recording proceedings, blocking public oversight; lawmakers propose a bill to enhance transparency and ensure defendants' rights, officials say.
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Hanford Sentinel
The spokesman-ReviewA Colorado court sends poor people to jail without access to lawyers, advocates say. It doesn’t record the proceedings
Jennifer Jones was sitting in Montrose Municipal Court in early January when she noticed something that didn’t seem right. She witnessed a man in his 60s with multiple trespassing and camping charges receive a 10-day jail sentence. This individual, though,…
Denver Post
A Colorado court sends poor people to jail without access to lawyers, advocates say. It doesn’t record the proceedings.
Colorado lawmakers introduced a bill that would bar municipal courts that are not "courts of record" from sending people to jail. House Bill 26-1134, titled “Fairness and Transparency in Municipal Court,” clarifies that municipal court defendants have a right to counsel.
A Colorado court sends poor people to jail without access to lawyers, advocates say. It doesn't record the proceedings
Jennifer Jones was sitting in Montrose Municipal Court in early January when she noticed something that didn’t seem right. She witnessed a man in his 60s with multiple trespassing and camping charges receive a 10-day jail sentence. This ...
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