✨Yet ANOTHER data-driven report that bail reform works and communities are safer when they are freer.

👀Read the study: datacollaborativeforjustice.org/work/bail-reform/testing-the-long-term-impact-of-bail-reform-across-new-york-state-a-quasi-experimental-evaluation/

CFF Policy Director @rebeccawallace.bsky.social criticizes Johnston's advocacy for Gov. Polis to veto HB25-1147, Municipal Court Fairness.

Read the Letter: denverpost.com/2025/06/03/johnston-municipal-court-reform-house-bill-1147-veto/

💥We’re mad, but we’re not done fighting for fairness for our unhoused neighbors.

Read Colorado Freedom Fund’s statement on Gov. Polis’ veto of HB25-1147: coloradofreedomfund.org/hb1147-veto.

Then, let’s get work.

ICYMI: Gov. Polis vetoed HB25-1147 last week.
Unhoused people can still get almost a year in jail—for poverty "offenses" like trespassing or carrying an open container.

We’re disappointed, but not surprised. And we're not done.

Next steps coming soon.

⏰ Time’s running out to act on HB25-1147. ⏰ Gov. Polis has heard from hundreds—but he needs to hear from hundreds more. Tell him: SIGN HB25-1147 to stop excessive jail time for things like trespassing + camping.

Get our 5-min action kit here 👉 bit.ly/SignHB1147

The 2025 Colorado state legislative session is done. Here’s where CFF’s bills landed:

✅ 1015: Bond pay fixes—SIGNED.
✅ 1276: Anti-unhoused bill—DEFEATED.
⏳ 1147: Court fairness—STILL WAITING.

A decision’s coming. Help push HB25-1147 across the line: bit.ly/SignHB1147

@denverpost.com: HB25-1147 would fix CO’s two-tier justice system.

But Gov. Polis is threatening to veto it. Tell him: Fairness in courts shouldn't be determined by your zip code.

Read the op-ed: denverpost.com/2025/04/17/municipal-court-sentencing-harsh-house-bill-1147

Act: bit.ly/SignHB1147

Many of Colorado’s municipal courts are out of control—and Gov. Polis might let it stay that way.

HB25-1147 would rein in these courts and stop extreme jail sentences for poverty offenses.

📞 Call. 📧 Email. Tell Polis: Sign HB25-1147.

👉 coloradofreedomfund.org/hb25-1147-sign-now#contact

⏱️ Take 5 minutes for fairness! HB25-1147 brings transparency + legal help to municipal courts. Gov. Polis needs to hear why that matters.

📞 Call. 📧 Email. 📝 Write.

👉 www.coloradofreedomfund.org/hb25-1147-si...

People are getting a year in jail for being unhoused. In Colorado. HB25-1147 would help fix this—if Gov. Polis signs it.

Speak up now: coloradofreedomfund.org/hb25-1147-si...

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BREAKING: Gov. Polis is threatening to veto HB25-1147.

This bill brings fairness to Colorado’s courts—right now, people are getting more jail time just for being in municipal court.

Tell him: Sign the bill. bit.ly/SignHB1147

📣 Gov. Polis needs to hear from you. Colorado’s municipal courts are giving people excessive sentences up for acts of survival—and HB25-1147 would help stop it.

Flood his office with calls & emails today:
👉 coloradofreedomfund.org/hb25-1147-sign-now#contact

Veto alert! HB25-1147—Municipal Court Fairness—is in danger.

Extreme sentences. No counsel. Closed courts.

📞 Call or email Gov. Polis NOW.
📲 Take action: www.coloradofreedomfund.org/hb25-1147-si...

✳️ Action Alert ✳️ HB25-1147 hit the Senate floor TODAY. The bill reins in excessive municipal court sentences + expands access to legal counsel. Tell your Senator: vote YES.

📧 Take action: www.coloradofreedomfund.org/hb25-1147#ac...