Colorado judge’s censure confirms racial bias in our child protection system
Opinion piece published in the Colorado Sun, May 25, 2021
For the past year, parents and family members complained that a judge in Arapahoe County was biased against them because they were Black. I know this because they complained to my…
Blind Spots: Information Gaps Prevent Effective Child Protection
By Stephanie Villafuerte
In Colorado, there are no laws requiring the more than 200 municipalities in the state to share arrest or conviction records. What this means for children is that a police officer in Southern Colorado, who is determining…
