Brandon Richard is a reporter for Denver7 in Denver, Colorado.
DENVER — Among the many measures Colorado voters will see on November’s ballot is one asking them to change parole eligibility for certain violent crimes. Proposition 128 would increase the time people convicted of certain violent crimes — including second-degree murder, sexual assault, aggravated robbery, first-degree assault, arson and kidnapping — would have to serve before they could become eligible for discretionary parole or earned time reduction.
Earned time reduces the time spent in prison by up to 10 to 12 days per month in exchange for pursuing goals to help them rehabilitate. “We need to keep people safer,” said Fields.Under Proposition 128, offenders would spend more time in prison. Supporters say this will lead to safer communities.“If we want to protect people from violent criminals, we need to make sure that they're serving longer in their sentence,” said Fields.
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