When a defense attorney calls me to testify as an expert witness, they are usually trying to help a jury or a judge understand something that cannot be found in a law book: what life inside a Colorado prison actually looks like. I spent more than 30 years incarcerated in Colorado's correctional system. I lived through administrative segregation, gang yards, institutional violence, and the slow grind of a sentence that was designed to never end. I also earned multiple degrees

Most people first encounter the term "plea bargain" on television — a harried defense attorney whispering to their client before a judge, a deal struck in a courthouse hallway. But for the tens of thousands of people who face criminal charges in Colorado every year, a plea bargain is not a dramatic plot device. It is often the most consequential decision of their lives. My name is David R. Carrillo. I spent over 30 years inside Colorado's correctional system, sentenced as a t

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