CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM
We organize for a merciful, rehabilitative justice system that maintains the hope and human dignity of every person within it, on all sides of the law.
Our faith calls us to build a justice system rooted in healing, accountability, and restoration - not punishment or profit.
Every person touched by the justice system is part of our shared community and worthy of compassion, safety, and the chance to be made whole. A truly just system must understand trauma, reject violence, and work toward the healing of everyone involved.
But today, our criminal legal system too often does the opposite. Violence, punishment, and racial inequity run deep from policing encounters to jails, courts, and prisons. For-profit prison companies and political interests profit from incarceration, treating human beings as commodities and perpetuating cycles of harm. These systems continue to carry forward the legacy of slavery and white supremacy, undermining dignity and safety rather than restoring it.
We must come together to transform this system from one that punishes to one that heals. Together Colorado leaders are organizing to end the profit motive in incarceration, confront racial injustice, expand trauma-informed practices, and demand policies that prioritize restoration over violence. We are committed to building a system that uplifts every person it touches—inside and outside—and creates real safety for all our communities.
Join us as we work to build a justice system rooted in healing, dignity, and true accountability.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE CAMPAIGNS
UPDATE: On November 6, 2018, Colorado voted yes on Amendment A to remove slavery and involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime from the Colorado Constitution.
Did you know the Colorado Constitution once allowed slavery to continue? Article II, Section 26 stated: “There shall never be in this state either slavery or involuntary servitude EXCEPT as a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convicted.”
We built the power to remove this exception. Striking these inhumane and outdated words from our constitution is both our right and moral obligation. It’s a step toward healing for families and communities affected by the legacy of slavery. This change sends a clear message: slavery is not a Colorado value.
Our constitution will now read: “There shall never be in this state either slavery or involuntary servitude.” Period.
The earth is sacred. We must live in balance with all of creation, using only what we need, and recognizing that there is enough for all.
We desire a moral and communal economy based on the infinite value of human beings, not material objects.