Colorado prisons get funding for more beds that legislative committee initially denied

By: Lindsey Toomer

Outlets: Colorado Newsline

Published: January 29, 2026

Words: 817

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 5 days ago

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The Colorado Legislature’s Joint Budget Committee reversed course on its denial of more funding for prison beds.

The committee voted 5-1 Wednesday to approve funding for 788 prison beds in the Colorado Department of Corrections after hearing more from the department and the governor’s office earlier this week about why the beds are needed.

When the committee does not appropriate funds for beds, it results in a heavier reliance on jails to …

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