{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Up to the Minute","title":"The Fentanyl Ballot Measure, Prop 132 - Part 1","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1683,"description":"In the upcoming midterm election, Coloradans will find Proposition 132 on their ballots. It’s a measure that would set mandatory sentencing for anyone possessing fentanyl or fentanyl-tainted drugs, knowingly or not, with a required minimum of 8 to 32 years in prison, removing prosecutorial and judicial discretion. In this first part of a Colorado Radio for Justice series taking a look at Prop 132, CRJ host Trevor Jones interviews Manige Blackburn-Giles of the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition (CCJRC). Blackburn-Giles breaks down the measure: she says it measure springs from real community concerns about the fentanyl crisis - a crisis that is deeply personal to Blackburn-Giles herself. But, she says, the measure could cost the state $433 million and incarcerate about 900 more people annually, and may increase overdoses by deterring calls for help. She says Prop 132 resurrects mandatory minimums that already failed during the War on Drugs, and that it includes no funding for effective responses like behavioral health care, Medicaid, and harm reduction. Stay tuned to Up to the Minute for an ongoing look at the Fentanyl Ballot Measure. For more about its ramifications, check out:\nCCJRC’s info site: www.getthefactsco.org \nThe site of Advance Colorado, the interest group backing the measure - https://www.advancecolorado.org/institute/public-safety/ \nAnd, for more education about fentanyl in our communities, check out the State of Colorado’s Behavioral Health Administration site https://fentanyledcolorado.org/resources/  \nUP TO THE MINUTE is a podcast by Colorado Radio for Justice (CRJ). www.radioforjustice.org\n00:24 Welcome & Introduction\n01:11 Understanding Ballot Measures\n03:20 The Fentanyl Ballot Measure Explained\n04:56 Current Laws & Mandatory Minimums\n06:21 The War on Drugs & Deterrence\n07:21 Who's Behind the Measure\n08:19 Community Impact & Personal Stories\n10:40 Alternative Solutions to Sentencing\n12:52 Why Fentanyl & the Trafficking Problem\n16:12...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/5zaiS0lnSezNjFx-TgYQ8a8D_BOwSP744GeMjPswG4E/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS82OGZi/ODEyY2I5M2QwYjA5/NDU5NGM1Njg5MjY3/YWExMy5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}