Public safetyFinding
Colorado should allow judges to deny bail to more people charged with violent crimes.
Colorado's constitution guarantees bail in most cases, and voters in 2024 added an exception for first-degree murder. Expanding the exceptions would let judges hold more defendants in jail before trial.
Phil Weiser
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- Verified AI research, accepted by the VoteVera editor on Sep 24, 2026.
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- Website philforcolorado.com (How verified)
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- Facebook @coloradoattorneygeneral (How verified)
- Instagram @coag_philweiser (How verified)
- YouTube @coloag (How verified)
- Bluesky @coattnygeneral.bsky.social (How verified)
- Debate recording Aug 27, 2026 Colorado governor debate (Doubleheader Debate, Pikes Peak Center), KOAA (How verified)
- Debate recording June 4, 2026 Colorado Democratic gubernatorial primary debate, 9NEWS (How verified)
- Official government sites. congress.gov, senate.gov, house.gov, govinfo.gov, fec.gov, coleg.gov, colorado.gov, coloradosos.gov, sos.state.co.us, state.co.us
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