Denver May 2005 Election
City officials began their official push to get approval for the new justice center Wednesday, according to the Rocky Mountain News [February 17, 2005, "Justice center pitched on safety"]. From the article: Officials say the new center will reduce potential harm that citizens now face in the hallways of the City and County Building and to sheriff's deputies in existing city jails. Both are key issues that will resonate with voters, they say. If approved, a new 1,500-bed jail and criminal courthouse will be built two blocks west of the City and County Building. Other facilities will be built at the existing county jail site on Smith Road. Even most activists who oppose the center agree on one key point: The city's current jail conditions are dilapidated and overcrowded. They disagree on how to fix the problem. Hickenlooper announced co- chairs to the pro-center committee on Wednesday. They are: Frances Koncilja, an attorney; Christine Johnson, president of the Community College of Denver; Richard Scharf, president of the Denver Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau; and the Rev. Reginald Holmes, pastor of the New Covenant Christian Church."
Here's the coverage from the Denver Post [February 17, 2005, "Committee named in push for new jail"]. From the article: "Several groups are mounting an opposition campaign - titled the Campaign for Effective Jail Alternatives - to be unveiled as early as next week. They argue that the justice-center proposal is too large and expensive, and that the city should focus more on diversion and treatment programs."
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