Denver Neighbors Fired Up Over Proposal To Allow Halfway Houses In Any City Neighborhood

From CBS Denver:

By Kati Weis

August 18, 2020

DENVER (CBS4) – Thousands of Denver residents are upset about proposed changes to Denver’s group living rules, which would allow community corrections, more commonly known as ‘halfway houses,’ in any residential neighborhood of the city. However, hundreds others are in support of the measure, saying it’s an important step for felons to have a better chance at a fresh start.

So far, nearly 2,000 people have signed an online petition against the proposed changes. Tonia Wilson, who lives in the Hampden neighborhood of Denver, is one of them.

“You don’t want it next to your kid’s school, you don’t want it next to the house of your widowed mother, and you don’t want it next to the victim of a crime,” Wilson told CBS4. “This just doesn’t make any sense.”

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