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From the post:
>For decades, people sentenced to jail for some low-level crimes in Denver had the opportunity to keep their day jobs.
They’d spend nights and weekends in jail, but on weekdays, they’d leave to go to work.
No more.
The Denver Sheriff Department discontinued its jail work-release program during the COVID-19 pandemic and has no plans to bring it back — part of a trend seen across Colorado as sheriffs wrestle with tight budgets and low staffing. They say they’re also adjusting to a shifting criminal justice ecosystem that increasingly aims to keep people convicted of minor offenses out of jail altogether.
Archive: https://archive.today/IpCQN
From the post:
>>For decades, people sentenced to jail for some low-level crimes in Denver had the opportunity to keep their day jobs.
They’d spend nights and weekends in jail, but on weekdays, they’d leave to go to work.
No more.
The Denver Sheriff Department discontinued its jail work-release program during the COVID-19 pandemic and has no plans to bring it back — part of a trend seen across Colorado as sheriffs wrestle with tight budgets and low staffing. They say they’re also adjusting to a shifting criminal justice ecosystem that increasingly aims to keep people convicted of minor offenses out of jail altogether.
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