A 2021 law guaranteed that Coloradans can receive bond hearings over weekends, preventing residents who were arrested on a Friday from unnecessarily languishing in jail until regular bond hearings are resumed each Monday.

According to Mesa County District Attorney Dan Rubinstein, an oversight in the judicial program enforcing that law has contributed to notable public safety and accountability concerns.

Essentially, he said judges conducting local weekend bond hearings have repeatedly strayed from the district’s philosophy of unattainable bonds for anyone who is a public safety risk.

Perhaps most importantly, he added, there is no accountability to the voters.

“I’m trying to get our local judges, who are accountable to our local voters through the election and retention process, to be

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