THIS WEEK on the Get More Smarter Podcast, it’s another bonus interview-only episode! This time, we’ve got Kyle Giddings, Deputy Director of the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition and lead opponent of the dangerous, deceptive, and extremely cruel Proposition 132, which proponents are claiming helps people struggling with addiction get treatment, but in fact locks them up for a mandatory 8 to 32 years in prison, resulting in a $400 million cash grab by private prisons, and no additional money for treatment and recovery services.
Kyle is one of the leading experts on substance use disorder, criminal justice reform, and drug policy in Colorado, and across the country, and he’s also a person living in recovery both from his own substance use disorder as well as as a former Republican. They say there’s no zealot like a convert, and Kyle brings a great deal of zeal to this conversation.
Check out www.NoOn132.com and join the campaign against this deceptive initiative, and check out the Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition while you’re at it.
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