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Colorado Legal Settlement Would Up Care and Housing Standards for Trans Women In Prison A historic legal settlement called a consent decree, established two new voluntary housing units for incarcerated trans women, making Colorado the first state to offer a separate unit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1725048307112-2M22IF0E8OVJVG5EKO29/image-asset.jpeg More Justice - Colorado Legal Settlement Would Up Care and Housing Standards for Trans Women In Prison A historic legal settlement called a consent decree, established two new voluntary housing units for incarcerated trans women, making Colorado the first state to offer a separate unit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1666193533860-H8XW9R0PEY3IPAOVBVBM/image.jpg More Justice - Colorado’s Second Chance Center is redefining what success looks like after incarceration Nearly 50% of people leaving prison in Colorado land back behind bars within 3 years. This group of formerly incarcerated people is bucking that trend and building a better future for their people. Colorado Newsline 6/4/21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1695410533238-BQG2WQYSSI6AE9JV90WP/image-asset.png More Justice - Forced Labor Continues in Colorado, Years After Vote to End Prison Slavery Coloradans voted in 2018 to amend their state constitution to ban forced labor in prison. Years later, incarcerated people are still being punished for refusing work assignments. Bolts Magazine 9/19/23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1604187525901-2GX7I8YMOTILOZDAPYW0/image-asset.jpeg More Justice - Coronavirus has left an Aurora clinic for refugees busier than ever and facing big challenges Since the coronavirus crisis hit Colorado, P.J. Parmar estimates his staff of 10 at Ardas Family Medicine has tested close to 300 refugees for the new coronavirus, with 45% coming back positive. The Colorado Sun 4/22/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1631729168214-V18ET0LDRES66JKTNE09/Rick+Williams.jpeg More Justice - This tribal elder helped remove 157-year-old proclamations used to incite Sand Creek Massacre When Rick Williams started researching the history of his great-great-grandfather in summer 2018, he stumbled upon a horrifying fact. Then he set out to change it. Colorado Newsline 8/19/21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1699313805880-K4734HK6AAWFVIJ6NDBJ/Screenshot+2023-11-06+at+4.36.33+PM.png More Justice - Asylum-seekers find compassion, resources at “House of Peace” once released from Aurora immigration center Casa de Paz, tucked in a cul-de-sac not far from the GEO immigration facility in Aurora, offers a safe –– and secret –– location for new arrivals to get their bearings. Colorado Sun 12/12/19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1674075958056-DMUUUVPJMUDW0M5PTHKH/DSC_8922.jpeg More Justice - A “Game Changer”: Incarcerated People Will Be Eligible for College Financial Aid Next Year for the First Time in Decades Between 1972 and 1994, people in prison could apply for Pell Grants to pursue college. But the now-infamous 1994 crime law signed by former President Bill Clinton stripped incarcerated people’s eligibility. Collective Colorado 12/2/22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1631724425054-8B70QEIH0NFVKU5C966U/DSC_1934-1536x1024.jpeg More Justice - He says he was assaulted while trying to stop his car from being towed. Then Lakewood police violently arrested him. A city council member took up Ameer Allen’s case out of fear he was falling through the cracks of Colorado’s criminal justice system. Colorado Newsline 7/2/21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/64bb92d5-1cef-4d7d-be04-7bd71f724ca6/Criminal+Records.jpeg More Justice - Criminal records linger long after a conviction. This bill would allow more people to seal them. House Bill 21-1214, which passed it’s first legislative hurdle on Tuesday, makes several updates to the process of sealing of criminal records. Colorado Newsline 4/21/21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1631723396952-86HJA0DW2B5PTANLPOZQ/image-asset.jpeg More Justice - ‘It was just chaos’: Former Sterling prison guard says COVID protocols were not enforced Between March and November, there were five coronavirus-related deaths in Colorado prisons, four of which occurred at Sterling in northeastern Colorado, which is the state’s largest correctional facility and houses nearly 1,900 inmates and employs 766 staff members. Jamie Amaral, who worked as a correctional officer at the time, said the deaths could have been prevented. Colorado Newsline 11/12/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1607364302773-3500PXDXA30UP992T0DD/Housing+instability.jpg More Justice - ‘One step forward and two steps back’: Navigating housing instability during the pandemic Prior to the pandemic, Erika Joye had never missed a rent payment. The economic crisis spurred by the virus has made it increasingly harder for her to get back on her feet and remain in her home. “It just feels like I can’t get ahead of the game. I can’t even catch up. I can’t even walk on the field,” she said. 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Colorado Sun, 5/4/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1631733743454-S4PCYZ033KQB4A5SCK17/epps.jpeg More Justice - Colorado’s jail population plummeted due to temporary pandemic changes. Some could become law. The number of people booked in Colorado jails last year decreased by over 46% between April and September as a result of temporary changes enacted by sheriffs and district attorneys that put limits on who could be arrested for what crimes, and when courts can issue cash bonds during the pandemic. Colorado Newsline 3/29/21 (Photo by John Herrick) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1607368373952-KYP8Q2MGZ0JGVVYRLXRS/McClain.jpg More Justice - One year, five investigations and a lawsuit: Community seeks justice for Elijah McClain A year after McClain’s death, his case is in the national spotlight and at the center of Colorado’s push for racial justice and widespread police reform. But for many, a year has passed and justice hasn’t been served. Colorado Newsline 8/22/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1674078260914-VRHXR4S96XFSMFH2B48L/Denver-jail-voting4-1024x683.jpg More Justice - Colorado redistricting panel votes to end ‘prison gerrymandering’ in new legislative maps Historically, prison inmates have been counted by the U.S. Census Bureau as residing in the county where they are incarcerated, which redistricting and criminal justice reform advocates say skews an area’s population — and therefore political power and federal funding allocations — in favor of the more rural, less diverse districts where prison are typically located. Colorado Newsline 8/13/21 (Photo by Faith Miller) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1674078647939-H2D71UN78B8R2TAJSLTI/unsplash-image-nSpj-Z12lX0.jpg More Justice - Stealing newspapers. Unlawfully using slugs. Defacing a cave. Colorado’s misdemeanor classifications are getting a rewrite. Misdemeanor and felony classifications and their corresponding sentence lengths are a key driver of Colorado’s prison population, which increased seven-fold between 1980 and 2016 as a result of a slew of policy changes that created new crimes and dramatically increased prison sentences for existing ones. Colorado Newsline 3/5/21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1631733511002-XAVS08OSG4ZCKHESRHF9/Police+protest.jpeg More Justice - "We're going to mobilize every single district'" What's next for the Denver Task force that wants to reimagine policing For eight months, a group of nearly 100 community members met virtually for two hours every Thursday with a unified goal: to create a roadmap for how Denver could reimagine its approach to public safety. Colorado Newsline 6/1/21 (Photo by Carl Payne) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1607368373952-KYP8Q2MGZ0JGVVYRLXRS/McClain.jpg More Justice - Colorado’s sweeping police accountability law is historic. What’s next? Though the law was historic and now serves as a model for other states seeking to implement similar police reforms, Colorado state lawmakers and advocates are looking ahead to what’s next — everything from training requirements and statewide oversight for law enforcement to limiting surveillance technology and militarization gear. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1631724633333-A5DT9PRK6KLPEBBJJ2T3/image.jpg More Justice - How an emergency food network grew out of the coronavirus crisis to deliver 90,000 free meals to Coloradans The Denver Metro Emergency Food Network hopes to deliver 250,000 meals by June 1. And they want to extend the network far beyond the coronavirus crisis. The Colorado Sun, 4/27/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1674081946745-I81JDX18BTX0MOMIP02U/image-asset.jpeg More Justice - “It feels like my back is up against a wall”: Why a handful of Colorado lawmakers are afraid to come to the Capitol The Colorado legislature began allowing remote voting and participation at the beginning of the pandemic after a lengthy and heated discussion. Three House Democrats – all members of the Black Democratic Legislative Caucus – found themselves at the center of the debate after they chose to not to come to the Capitol given health concerns. Colorado Sun 5/29/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1588631996532-7R43RO08BY41DQO6EYOH/image-asset.jpeg More Justice - Coloradans in the U.S. illegally — and their citizen families — were denied coronavirus aid. Will the state step in? 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The goal? To improve conditions for farmworkers who face a disproportionate share of the health burdens that come with safeguarding the U.S food supply. Impact Magazine 4/1/22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1667151799716-LYM5UXK00YCI54MJLXWV/image-asset.jpeg More Environment - Sowing Seeds of Change: Farmworkers fight for clean air in a changing climate Scientists are studying how exposures to pollutants are impacting farmworkers’ health and well-being in the Central Valley of California, the High Plains of Colorado, and the agricultural communities of Florida and Kansas. The goal? To improve conditions for farmworkers who face a disproportionate share of the health burdens that come with safeguarding the U.S food supply. Impact Magazine 4/1/22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/06e2b17d-2995-4455-b515-a56da9b95414/aviation-gasoline-story-1.jpg More Environment - In communities near some Colorado airports, concerns persist over leaded aviation fuel Aviation fuel, also commonly called “avgas,” is the only transportation fuel in the U.S. to contain lead, the metal that acts as a neurotoxin and has been tied to lowered IQ, learning disabilities and behavioral problems in children. Today, leaded aviation fuel is one of the largest remaining sources of airborne lead, accounting for 70% of it as of 2017, according to EPA. Collective Colorado 8/24/23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1691032881953-4FWII4JBJ0U4WDG6PEFA/image-asset.jpeg More Environment - Restoration practitioners mimic beaver to revive Colorado streams With many of Colorado’s riparian areas at risk, researchers and watershed managers are turning to nature’s master river engineer for help. Headwaters Magazine 7/17/23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1691034850769-JFREFUQ3AC99O6BOF3ZY/Screenshot+2023-08-02+at+11.53.29+PM.png More Environment - These Colorado programs are helping beginning farmers overcome monumental challenges The programs are especially critical given that farmers in the U.S. are aging faster than young farmers are getting in line to take their place, with approximately one-third of the 3.4 million American farmers beinng over the age of 65. Collective Colorado 9/6/22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/da5503ea-8e9f-46c0-9def-f6047b6d77bb/unsplash-image-b1FS5jQrsLo.jpg More Environment - Sowing Seeds of Change: Farmworkers fight for clean air in a changing climate Scientists are studying how exposures to pollutants are impacting farmworkers’ health and well-being in the Central Valley of California, the High Plains of Colorado, and the agricultural communities of Florida and Kansas. The goal? To improve conditions for farmworkers who face a disproportionate share of the health burdens that come with safeguarding the U.S food supply. Impact Magazine 4/1/22 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/5f9db6080e604768db05581b/5f9dbf9776564e30d949190b/1604173719954/ More Environment https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1604186572706-7LACOKKF1ZG6V3X2UMQS/Gross+reservoir.jpg More Environment - Controversy over Denver Water’s Gross Reservoir expansion offers a glimpse into water woes in the West Raising the 55-year-old dam near Boulder is essential to keep a stable water supply in a changing climate, the utility says. Residents insist conservation could be just as effective. The Colorado Sun 7/10/19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1588633005402-WH3QB04NARDFZZ5GEYLQ/ag.jpg More Environment - Agriculture is part of the climate change problem. Colorado wants farmers’ soil to be part of the solution. With more statewide support, farmers and ranchers hope to boost the health of Colorado’s agricultural lands and conserve water while also meeting business goals. Colorado Sun, 7/1/19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1677278777038-VPAM5LO4C7MB0CWNFSMZ/unsplash-image--CwiIE7D5Qk.jpg More Environment - There’s a push to increase fines for Colorado polluters and directly help impacted communities Last year, Colorado legislators pushed for stricter environmental protection. This year, they want everyone to benefit from the solutions. Colorado Sun, 2/21/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1631729582749-E6Z6GDFDSJAHD047RLX2/oil%26gas.jpeg More Environment - Millions in oil, gas taxes may have been lost because Colorado regulators didn’t enforce reporting rules The audit report estimates that if the COGCC imposed the maximum fine of $200 per day, per well, the state could have collected more than $308 million in penalties. Colorado Sun, 1/29/2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1631734107988-0Z8ZVCYXYHCTWJ2I1DDR/Tony.jpeg More Environment - Colorado lawmakers wanted to tackle the state’s PFAS problem. They are taking more of a baby step. Colorado lawmakers hoped this year to accelerate regulation of a group of man-made chemicals called per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, which are often used in firefighting foam and have contaminated drinking water in communities across the state. But the bipartisan bill was stripped of its most comprehensive elements during its first hearing. Colorado Sun 3/10/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1631729491521-VTCD73FPVU9MT2HH872O/airquality.jpeg More Environment - Air quality improved slightly during the stay-at-home order. But Colorado still has a serious pollution problem. Colorado has been making progress to clean up its air over the past decade by enacting stricter oil and gas regulations and automobile emissions standards, but the Front Range is still out of federal compliance for ozone standards –– and has been since 2012. Colorado Sun 6/15/20 (Photo by Andy Colwell) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1604188011899-2ZGBQTF765A2E2HVNIBJ/garden_of_the_gods.jpg More Environment - In Colorado's Garden of the Gods, John Conway is the Ant King It had been nearly 40 years since John R. Conway laid eyes on the towering red and white sandstone formations in Colorado’s Garden of the Gods. He took a few moments to appreciate the view, then began scouring the path ahead. He hadn’t come for the scenery — he’d come for the ants. Coloradan Magazine, Summer 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1604188079409-KNB89J1NAH12CS9SWDAO/image.jpg More Environment - Farming the sea: Maine’s aquaculture industry grows through research, innovation and collaboration Since the establishment of Maine’s first sea farm in Clark Cove in 1975, the state’s aquaculture industry has grown to 107 companies totaling approximately 113 lease sites, employing approximately 600 people. UMaine Today Magazine (Photo by Adam Kuykendall) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1565641435146-X59OLIYNZSEWZFIC9L3T/green-river3+copy.jpg More Environment - The Future of Water in the West The Southwest is drying. During a 730-mile rafting trip down the Colorado River’s main tributary, Heather Hansman saw conflicts about water up close. Coloradan Magazine 6/3/19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1563246871382-KXKRDVG8LFAT0963PUOY/Screen+Shot+2019-07-05+at+2.40.05+PM.png More Environment - From the ground up Maine’s potato breeding program cultivates new varieties to grow the industry. UMaineToday Magazine 6/1/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1563247159887-TZZKMT4ZI83TQUPVMO5A/redbacked+salamander.png More Environment - Maine's Mysterious Islanders Red-backed salamanders reveal a new pocket of biodiversity in Maine. UMaineToday Magazine 6/1/16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1691033249822-IY6NX814Z6LI4XVMGAT7/2016-7-25-Drummond-Bee-header-image.jpg More Environment - Frank Drummond empowers Maine's mightiest pollinators to protect landscapes and crops In recent years, the precarious health of honey bees has kept Drummond and researchers across the country on constant vigil. UMaineToday Magazine, Summer 2016 https://moekclark.com/more-news-writing daily 0.75 2023-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1631733743454-S4PCYZ033KQB4A5SCK17/epps.jpeg More Housing - Colorado’s jail population plummeted due to temporary pandemic changes. Some could become law. The number of people booked in Colorado jails last year decreased by over 46% between April and September as a result of temporary changes enacted by sheriffs and district attorneys that put limits on who could be arrested for what crimes, and when courts can issue cash bonds during the pandemic. Colorado Newsline 3/29/21 (Photo by John Herrick) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1631733743454-S4PCYZ033KQB4A5SCK17/epps.jpeg More Housing - Colorado’s jail population plummeted due to temporary pandemic changes. Some could become law. The number of people booked in Colorado jails last year decreased by over 46% between April and September as a result of temporary changes enacted by sheriffs and district attorneys that put limits on who could be arrested for what crimes, and when courts can issue cash bonds during the pandemic. Colorado Newsline 3/29/21 (Photo by John Herrick) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1699198293781-K6IYSQVRP91SD6ILRJ9U/phones.jpeg More Housing - Cellphones Are a Lifeline for Unhoused People—But Barriers Abound A lack of internet access and charging stations makes it challenging for unhoused folks to maintain a working cellphone, posing a threat to their safety and ability to follow up with service providers or connect with employers. Shelter Force 11/1/23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1594143458846-NUQ7KYW2CYMZMM26VDAI/DSC_5405.jpg More Housing - “We have nowhere to go”: Hundreds of thousands of Coloradans at risk of eviction For one Aurora family, eviction could come as soon as this week. The case against them was filed before Gov. Jared Polis’ executive order pausing evictions went into effect. Colorado Sun 6/19/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1631735798172-5OGNUYEMJLS73AFOUN7X/tents.jpeg More Housing - Every week for a year, this group has provided water and trash services to Denver’s unhoused Headwaters Protectors hopes the city will take note of their compassionate – and cheap – services. Colorado Newsline 8/2/21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1631735798172-5OGNUYEMJLS73AFOUN7X/tents.jpeg More Housing - Key to disrupting Denver’s homeless-to-jail pipeline? Permanent supportive housing, study finds. The city of Denver embarked on a five-year experiment in 2016 to see if it could disrupt the city’s robust homeless-to-jail pipeline by providing permanent supportive housing, which couples housing with services such as substance use and mental health treatment. Published in Colorado Newsline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1674076376822-BDPWT1ZP5KH5PT150PXM/supportive+housing.jpeg More Housing - Supportive housing has proved successful for addressing chronic homelessness. Why isn’t there more in Colorado? A newly funded housing project in Denver is a small step in expanding programs that couple affordable housing with substance abuse and mental health treatment. Colorado Newsline 4/4/21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1631735609908-Z06XNIYE5MMMRO6PXOY3/telluride-colorado-1536x947.jpeg More Housing - Colorado’s housing crisis touches every inch of the state. Lawmakers hope $400 million will help. State lawmakers this session set aside $400 million in federal coronavirus relief funds to try to alleviate the growing housing pressure seen across the state. The challenge now will be coming up with solutions that address the unique challenges urban, mountain and rural communities are facing. Colorado Newsline 7/23/21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1604253329347-TW5HHBDNUR71MJLDYRG2/east-high-school.jpg More Housing - ‘Way more students’: Spike in homelessness feared in Colorado school districts Last year, 22,224 students attending Colorado K-12 public schools were considered homeless. Housing advocates worry students are “falling through the cracks” during remote learning. Colorado Newsline 9/10/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1674079541755-G27DO4ZWIN8RG53S93VB/Medicaid.jpeg More Housing - ‘Not acceptable, whatsoever’: Medicaid mismanagement draws lawmaker scrutiny As of June 2020, the state agency had 17 noncompliance issues — 14 of which are deemed high priority — the highest number of any state agency, according to an annual report released by the Office of the State Auditor in December. Colorado Newsline 1/26/21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1604254752454-24RUZPTW79JRH1KFB1YP/Candace.jpg More Housing - Summer of racial reckoning: Hundreds march to condemn police violence and racism Several hundred protesters took to the streets at the end of August to participate in a march from Aurora to Denver to denounce police brutality and systemic racism, and to stand in solidarity with Black lives. Colorado Newsline, 8/31/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1604250592940-YSAD6BY16J0WCXTFE43M/sweeps.jpg More Housing - ‘I want to see the plan’: Denver residents press city officials over inaction on homelessness During Wednesday’s meeting, many unhoused residents detailed the inhumane treatment they’ve experienced at homeless shelters and during encampment clearings, commonly called homeless sweeps. Others talked about how, even with stable employment, they can’t afford rent or food or laundry services and that they’ve been on affordable housing waitlists for years. Colorado Newsline 4/1/21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1604251096941-C284SDOI0OC4033HHHKD/image-asset.jpeg More Housing - Summer of racial reckoning: Hundreds march to condemn police violence and racism Several hundred protesters took to the streets on Aug. 30 to participate in a march from Aurora to Denver to denounce police brutality and systemic racism, and to stand in solidarity with Black lives. Colorado Newsline, 8/31/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1691034099524-IZOQHPFTKOYLVNU0LZMI/Screenshot+2023-08-02+at+11.41.23+PM.png More Housing - Key to disrupting Denver’s homeless-to-jail pipeline? Permanent supportive housing, study finds. The city of Denver embarked on a five-year experiment in 2016 to see if it could disrupt the city’s robust homeless-to-jail pipeline by providing permanent supportive housing, which couples housing with services such as substance use and mental health treatment. Colorado Newsline 7/16/21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1607364302773-3500PXDXA30UP992T0DD/Housing+instability.jpg More Housing - ‘One step forward and two steps back’: Navigating housing instability during the pandemic Prior to the pandemic, Erika Joye had never missed a rent payment. The economic crisis spurred by the virus has made it increasingly harder for her to get back on her feet and remain in her home. “It just feels like I can’t get ahead of the game. I can’t even catch up. I can’t even walk on the field,” she said. Colorado Newsline 10/19/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1691033859290-5J428EU99PBEXEPAEQDI/boulder%2Bfood%2Brescue.jpg More Housing - Food for Thought To date, the nonprofit Boulder Food Rescue has delivered more than 2.4 million pounds of soon-to-be wasted food — primarily fruits and vegetables — directly to people's doorsteps. Coloradan Magazine, 6/1/18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1691034116798-QN8Z148853B0ALMH4G08/Screenshot+2023-08-02+at+11.41.04+PM.png More Housing - These five Colorado counties account for more than 73% of evictions filed this year Thousands of evictions have been filed throughout Colorado since January, highlighting the gaps in both state and federal eviction protections put in place throughout the pandemic. Colorado Newsline 8/17/21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1604251220761-CZWJXAXTFJQF8R1AMLP3/jail.jpg More Housing - Some criminal cases among backlog could be dropped due to Colorado’s speedy trial mandate The nearly five-month delay in jury trials due to the coronavirus shut down has created a hefty backlog of criminal cases awaiting trial, which some worry could result in prosecutors dropping some because of Colorado’s speedy trial mandate. Published in Colorado Newsline https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1691034116746-ZR4YFD0L9COZ7QQQKKN9/Screenshot+2023-08-02+at+11.40.27+PM.png More Housing - Colorado’s child poverty rate was improving pre-pandemic, but that trend is likely to change Colorado’s child poverty and unemployment rates had been steadily falling prior to the pandemic, and median family income was on the rise. But all of that progress came to a halt in March 2020 after the spread of COVID-19 triggered stay-at-home orders and mass layoffs, which propelled the percentage of U.S. children with an unemployed parent to a 50-year high. Colorado Newsline 8/26/21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1691034119153-IC66BYWQ71XAZ58J4OQU/Screenshot+2023-08-02+at+11.40.42+PM.png More Housing - This tribal elder helped remove 157-year-old proclamations used to incite Sand Creek Massacre When tribal elder Rick Williams, a member of the Oglala Lakota and Northern Cheyenne Tribes, started researching the history of his great-great grandfather, White Horse, in the summer of 2018, he stumbled upon a horrifying fact. Colorado Newsline 9/19/21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1695411094380-PTEZY24E14BHG1IIHTDN/image-asset.jpeg More Housing - Denver officials didn’t give notice before large-scale homeless sweeps in part to avoid protests, federal judge writes Preliminary injunction a small win for advocates hoping to halt sweeps of Denver encampments during the pandemic. Colorado Newsline 1/27/21 https://moekclark.com/halfway-house-investigation daily 0.75 2022-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1670277381472-7OAO8UH809MME3V089IT/Halfway+House+%231.jpeg Halfway House Investigation - “Another Place to Warehouse People”: The State Where Halfway Houses Are a Revolving Door to Prison Colorado’s halfway houses were intended to reduce recidivism, but insiders describe a system plagued by a lack of training and support, costs that can burden residents with debt and overly harsh rules that have sent many back in prison. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1670277381472-7OAO8UH809MME3V089IT/Halfway+House+%231.jpeg Halfway House Investigation - “Another Place to Warehouse People”: The State Where Halfway Houses Are a Revolving Door to Prison Colorado’s halfway houses were intended to reduce recidivism, but insiders describe a system plagued by a lack of training and support, costs that can burden residents with debt and overly harsh rules that have sent many back in prison. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1670277382986-4KF5GCGHN4A0UCVJ04NI/Halfway+House+%232.jpeg Halfway House Investigation - His Overdose Death in a Halfway House Bathroom Illustrates a System Lacking Accountability Halfway house operators in Colorado have long been cited for failing to comply with standards, lapses that can lead to dangerous consequences. Yet regulators rarely force facilities to improve. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1670277381519-CT3CZRATX0WW3KEL4O8L/Halfway+House+%233.jpeg Halfway House Investigation - She Reported Her Medication Was Stolen at a Halfway House. She Was Blamed Instead. Colorado halfway houses are required to have grievance policies for residents to file complaints. Many residents say they stay quiet out of fear of retaliation or being expelled, which can result in being incarcerated. https://moekclark.com/overview-moe-k-clark daily 1.0 2023-11-06 https://moekclark.com/justice daily 0.75 2023-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1666193533860-H8XW9R0PEY3IPAOVBVBM/image.jpg News - Colorado’s Second Chance Center is redefining what success looks like after incarceration Nearly 50% of people leaving prison in Colorado land back behind bars within 3 years. This group of formerly incarcerated people is bucking that trend and building a better future for their people. Colorado Newsline 6/4/21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1631812924526-C4BVF6P0WRC4UE1UE4L3/DSC_1934-1536x1024.jpeg News - He says he was assaulted while trying to stop his car from being towed. Then Lakewood police violently arrested him. A city council member took up Ameer Allen’s case out of fear he was falling through the cracks of Colorado’s criminal justice system. Colorado Newsline 7/2/21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/13d6eaf2-a97b-475d-9ed4-872b31963d99/Screenshot+2023-11-06+at+4.41.03+PM.png News - The Push to Create an Office of Neighborhood Safety in Denver, and Put More Power in Community Members’ Hands Offices of neighborhood safety have been established across the U.S. to house community-based violence prevention and mental health programs outside of the criminal justice system. 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I cover issues important to local Washington communities, with an emphasis on the state's vast and undercovered criminal justice system. I steer away from reporting on individual crimes and instead focus on trends and system-wide issues impacting everyday people using data and documents to identify gaps and inefficiencies. That can look like focusing on anything from violence prevention and alternative sentencing programs to policing and prison conditions. I started my journalism career covering Colorado’s state legislature and other general assignments for The Colorado Sun, a statewide nonprofit newsroom. I’ve won regional awards in feature writing, beat reporting and public service journalism for my coverage of Colorado’s criminal justice system, the affordable housing crisis and environmental issues. My work has appeared in dozens of local and national publications, including ProPublica, The Guardian, High Country News, Bolts Magazine, The Denver Post, The Colorado Sun and Colorado Newsline, among others. I’m a big fan of investigative and government accountability reporting, digging through public records and writing poetry no one will ever read. I have a degree in biology and ecology and a master's degree in journalism. I love bugs & bread. I hate writing bios. Reach out! My email is moe.k.clark1[at]gmail.com. https://moekclark.com/photography daily 0.75 2019-08-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1564810976383-SNOX7KWICRKFYHE0KRZM/DSC_2641.jpg Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1566588460274-X154FASWCXNNQAYDGUIO/DSC_2275.jpg Photography https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1566588501236-TY1SR0Q48M3SNZ6YAL5M/9.jpg Photography https://moekclark.com/contact daily 0.75 2019-07-19 https://moekclark.com/in-between daily 0.75 2019-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1566583898874-4LW2F2SRK54HINL55W18/9_InBetween.jpg In Between https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1566583697805-XHY4WUEJ9OOXZIQXUA79/4_InBetween.jpg In Between https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1566583603113-WKO8QD585KB4QN4VL5PS/1_InBetween.jpg In Between https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1566583630826-OLXL225N75NE1NSLGME3/2_InBetween.jpg In Between https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1566583661008-F0BI4ZRE6P9RMRVUJ98L/3_InBetween.jpg In Between https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1566583874190-9C1U4LCK8LTSG1T9SVF7/5_InBetween.jpg In Between https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1566583827596-V648NT3H3ZXL3NSPXX2H/7_InBetween.jpg In Between https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1566583872448-AC2M3OU8QO2422MM2WYL/8_InBetween.jpg In Between https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1566583942361-QQPJFYTD3OX9XFGJDIJE/10_InBetween.jpg In Between https://moekclark.com/perserverance daily 0.75 2019-08-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1566585484899-BR3XC721Q067RBROLR1C/DSC_5179.JPG Playground Perseverance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1566585361030-VYTUV188BHI30TMSDKY1/DSC_5192.JPG Playground Perseverance https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1566585243806-MWGTGRW90ZMMI318JM6U/DSC_5199.JPG Playground Perseverance https://moekclark.com/environment daily 0.75 2023-11-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1631724307941-ULNSYN0GBGY0D0TGGG5A/fraser5_082319.jpeg Environment - After decades of negotiations, restoration efforts on Colorado’s heavily diverted Fraser River are showing signs of success For decades, the Fraser River has struggled with low flows, rising stream temperatures, sediment build-up, plummeting fish populations and degrading aquatic habitats due in large part to Front Range water diversions that drain 65% of the river. Colorado Sun 11/13/19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/7bbb9d5c-5c1e-4aa2-af53-bd17b7fddb1e/Rifle-Airport-Imadali-28.JPG Environment - How a small airport in rural Colorado became a landing pad for the rich Private-jet traffic at the Rifle Garfield county airport, a public-use airport located three hours west of Denver, has increased by nearly 73% over the last five years. The boom is part of a national trend, partially driven by wealthy travelers ditching commercial flights for private ones in hopes of dodging Covid restrictions, airport crowds and travel delays. And local residents say they are bearing the brunt of the noise and environmental impacts. The Guardian, 11/4/23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1631723071982-4BWR5IGYOQOPBN75R7PJ/OzonePlants-8.jpeg Environment - A tiny garden in Boulder is showing signs of stress from smog. The scientist behind it is thrilled. Four types of plants growing near the entrance to NCAR are part of a nationwide network of gardens where citizen scientists and climate researchers collect data about the impact of ground-level ozone Colorado Sun, 8/12/19 https://moekclark.com/housing daily 0.75 2023-02-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1631728747813-PPXBRH5X24GPFPLJ296L/encampment.jpeg Housing - Homeless camp sweeps run counter to CDC guidelines. Denver officials stand by their decisions. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s coronavirus guidelines recommend that if individual housing options are not available, people living unsheltered should be allowed to remain where they are to limit the spread of COVID-19. Colorado Newsline, 12/2/20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1623695550442-880OLV92D6FOZIUF6GJQ/DSC_0373.jpeg Housing - Colorado’s laws historically have favored landlords over tenants. A bill at the Capitol could balance the scales. A slew of measures being discussed at the Colorado Legislature this year aim to permanently strengthen legal protections for Colorado renters by putting limits on how much a landlord can charge in rental late fees, extending grace periods for paying back owed rent, and rebalancing the legal power tenants have. Colorado Newsline 3/17/21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1631724633333-A5DT9PRK6KLPEBBJJ2T3/image.jpg Housing - How an emergency food network grew out of the coronavirus crisis to deliver 90,000 free meals to Coloradans The Denver Metro Emergency Food Network hopes to deliver 250,000 meals by June 1. And they want to extend the network far beyond the coronavirus crisis. Colorado Sun 4/27/20 https://moekclark.com/features daily 0.75 2022-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/73b8b706-2667-448e-95d3-6c3d557a26ae/imadali-CO-halfwayhouses-tight-edit-33.jpeg Features - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://moekclark.com/projects daily 0.75 2025-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/1670277381519-CT3CZRATX0WW3KEL4O8L/Halfway+House+%233.jpeg Featured Projects - She Reported Her Medication Was Stolen at a Halfway House. She Was Blamed Instead. Colorado halfway houses are required to have grievance policies for residents to file complaints. Many residents say they stay quiet out of fear of retaliation or being expelled, which can result in being incarcerated. ProPublica 12/2/22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/7a1ead74-974c-4c8c-ac47-e17696b4850c/Screenshot+2023-06-08+at+12.29.13+PM.png Featured Projects - “Another Place to Warehouse People”: The State Where Halfway Houses Are a Revolving Door to Prison Colorado’s halfway houses were intended to reduce recidivism, but insiders describe a system plagued by a lack of training and support, costs that can burden residents with debt and overly harsh rules that have sent many back in prison. ProPublica 9/16/22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/13d50880-ff24-4696-9e8b-f5b7bca79a3b/Screenshot+2023-06-08+at+12.29.26+PM.png Featured Projects - Colorado Lawmakers Mandate Audit of Halfway Houses Following ProPublica Investigation The facilities often lack adequate employment training and effective drug treatment while residents are burdened with debt. A lack of transparency, limiting lawmakers’ ability to gauge their effectiveness, has been a barrier to reform. ProPublica 5/1/23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5c4ce536cef372b39c3e3408/de2943b3-95d1-4ca3-b43b-8b9ec963914a/Screenshot+2023-06-08+at+2.26.30+PM.png Featured Projects - His Overdose Death in a Halfway House Bathroom Illustrates a System Lacking Accountability Halfway house operators in Colorado have long been cited for failing to comply with standards, lapses that can lead to dangerous consequences. Yet regulators rarely force facilities to improve. 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