Aurora gets rid of mandatory minimum jail sentences after Supreme Court decisions
Aurora City Councilmembers voted unanimously to repeal mandatory minimum jail sentences from the city code on Monday to adhere to state law. The previous Aurora City Council, which had a conservative majority before the November 2025 election, enacted mandatory minimum jail sentence laws for retail theft as part of the council’s “tough on crime” efforts. […]
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