Prohibits the department of corrections from issuing any new requests for proposals for the privatization of correctional facilities until July 1, 2002. Establishes a legislative task force to study criminal sentencing policies in the state. Establishes duties of the task force including analyzing specific areas and submitting interim and final reports to joint meetings of the judiciary committees of the senate and house of representatives.
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Dashes through the words indicate material to be deleted from existing statute. It 8 is estimated that the inmate population will increase by an additional 9 twenty-five percent between the years 1997 and 2000. The increased cost to the state for incarcerating so many 11 persons is staggering. From 1992 to 1996, general fund appropriations for 14 the department of corrections increased by over sixty-two percent. The answer to the problem of crime in Colorado and the best 16 method to protect our communities is not merely building more prisons 17 and spending a greater percentage of the state's revenues on putting 18 people behind bars.