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During the 2009 Legislative Session, C.R.S. 16-11.3-103 (2.5)(d)(l) was modified by Senate Bill 286 to require that the Colorado Commission on Criminal and Juvenile Justice prioritize the study of sentencing to recommend whether to modify any sentences or sentence laws. The attachments to this memo are the final requirements identified in SB 286.

Two primary concerns prompted this paper, the mandatory sentence provision and the definition that is not restricted to escape from secure facilities. First, consecutive sentences for escape convictions are mandated in statute. For nearly all other criminal sentences, consecutive sentences are at the discretion of the judge. It is the mandatory nature of the sentencing provision that concerns members of the Task Force. This broad brush approach to...