Important note. This year, Polis asked the legislature — which was in the midst of cutting $1.5 billion — for tens of millions to build a new prison. He’s also refused to release 11 inmates who’ve completed their release programs and are only waiting on Polis to free them. bsky.app/profile/burn...
Seth Klamann
Will just reiterate that in the many years I covered Polis closely, he never showed particular interest in the topic of over-sentencing, nor in criminal justice reform generally. This decision would read a lot differently if Polis had any sort of record as an advocate for clemency.
Alex Burness
🚨Gov. Polis is commuting Tina Peters’ sentence, making her eligible for parole on June 1 — ~30 months earlier than her original sentence. Polis gives a huge break to a election-conspiracist and ally of Donald Trump, before a judge has a chance to resentence her: www.denverpost.com/2026/05/15/t...
Gov. Jared Polis said that “just because somebody believes the Earth is flat — just because somebody believes in conspiracy theories — does not mean that they should receive a harsher sentence.”
