Beyond Prosecution: How Parole Works
Watch this month's Dialogue:Denver DA
The prosecution of criminals is just one aspect of the criminal justice system. Just as there is a process for putting criminals INTO prison, there is a process for releasing them. The Chairman of the Colorado Parole Board, David Michaud, joins Denver DA Mitch Morrissey on this edition of Dialogue: Denver DA.
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Colorado currently has 29 prison facilities and is building its 30th
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The Colorado Parole Board has 7 members
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The 7-member Parole Board handles nearly 20,000 applications for parole each year
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It is estimated that only 15 to 20 percent of those who apply for parole would be successful
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In 1963 there were 2 prisons in Colorado; today there are 29 with another one under construction
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The Colorado Parole Board hears about 9,000 parole revocation hearings each year
Denver uses DNA technology to help solve and prosecute burglary crimes. How much money did this program save the city in its first two years?
A. less than $1 million B. $5 million C. more than $20 million
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C.Actual savings to citizens and the city over two years nearly $25 million dollars in saved resources and prevention of losses to victims.