Title 17, Corrections
0 chapters · 355 sections in this title.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-101 Jail in each county
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(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, there is maintained in each county in this state, at the expense of the county, a county jail for the detention, safekeeping, and confinement of persons and prisoners lawfully committed. Nothing in this article 26 compels …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-102 Keeper of jail - expenses
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The sheriff of the county, in person or by deputy appointed for that purpose, shall be the keeper of the county jail. He shall be responsible for the manner in which the same is kept. He shall see that the same is kept clean, safe, and wholesome. The expenses of keeping the jail …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-103 Duties of keeper
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The keepers of the several county jails and adult detention centers in this state shall receive and safely keep every person duly committed or placed pursuant to section 16-11-308.5, C.R.S., to such jail or adult detention center for safekeeping, examination, or trial or duly sen…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-104 Feeding prisoners
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The sheriff of each county shall feed all the prisoners kept in confinement by him with good and sufficient food. The board of county commissioners of such county, at the expense of the county, shall furnish to such sheriff all the groceries, supplies, utensils, equipment, and as…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-104.3 Menstrual hygiene products for a person in custody - definitions
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(1) A facility, as defined in subsection (2) of this section, whether operated by a governmental entity or a private contractor, shall provide whichever menstrual hygiene products are requested by a person in custody to the person in custody at no expense to the person in custody…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-104.4 Incarceration of a person with the capacity for pregnancy - report - definition
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(1) A facility incarcerating a person who is capable of pregnancy, whether operated by a governmental entity or a private contractor, shall: (a) Train the facility’s staff to ensure that a pregnant person receives safe and respectful treatment; (b) Develop administrative policies…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-104.5 Medical visits - charge to persons in custody - provider charges - state hospital in Pueblo
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(1) A county jail may assess a medical treatment charge against any person who receives while being held in custody medical treatment performed by a physician, dentist, nurse, or licensed hospital or as a result of a sick call or for whom a prescription is filled. The county jail…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-104.7 Prohibition against the use of restraints on pregnant persons in custody
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(1) The staff of a county jail, in restraining a woman who is committed, detained, or confined to the county jail, shall use the least restrictive restraints necessary to ensure safety if the staff of the county jail have a reasonable belief that the woman is pregnant. For the us…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-104.9 Opioid treatment for a person in custody - definitions
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(1) Repealed. (1.5) By July 1, 2023, a facility, whether operated by a governmental entity or private contractor, shall provide medication-assisted treatment, and other appropriate withdrawal management care to a person with a substance use disorder through the duration of the pe…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-105 Separation of prisoners
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Persons committed on criminal process and detained for trial and persons committed for contempt or upon civil process shall be kept in rooms separate and distinct from those in which prisoners convicted and under sentence are confined. This section shall not apply to any county w…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-106 Male and female prisoners
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Male and female prisoners, except husband and wife, shall not be put or kept in the same room. Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 936, � 10, effective August 1. Editor's note: This section is similar to former � 27-26-106 as it existed prior to 1977.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-107 Prisoners to work - work outside of jail - expenses
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(1) When any able-bodied prisoner is confined in the county jail of any county or city and county, having been convicted of a misdemeanor or of the violation of a municipal ordinance and being confined in punishment therefor, the sheriff of such county or the person having the du…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-108 County to support spouse - when
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When any able-bodied person is confined in the county jail, having been convicted of the nonsupport of his or her spouse or minor children, the county shall pay toward the support of such spouse or minor children not less than fifty cents nor more than one dollar per day for each…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-109 Deductions of time - record keeping - forfeitures - definition
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(1) Every person who is sentenced to and imprisoned in any county jail of this state who performs faithfully the duties assigned to him or her and conducts himself or herself in accordance with the rules of the jail earns deductions from the time of his or her sentence as follows…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-110 Forfeiture of good time. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 937, � 10, effective August 1. L. 2017: Entire section repealed, (HB 17-1015), ch. 71, p. 224, � 3, effective August 9. Editor's note: This section was similar to former � 27-26-110 as it existed prior to 1977. 17-26-110.5. Restriction of priv…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-110.5 Restriction of privileges because of lawsuit filed without justification. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 17-26-110.5Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Servic…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-111 Separate sentences continuous
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For the purpose of section 17-26-109, when any such persons confined in the county jail are sentenced under several convictions, with separate sentences, they shall be construed as one continuous sentence. Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 937, � 10, effective August 1. L. 201…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-112 Sheriff to keep record. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 937, � 10, effective August 1. L. 2017: Entire section repealed, (HB 17-1015), ch. 71, p. 224, � 6, effective August 9. Editor's note: This section was similar to former � 27-26-112 as it existed prior to 1977.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-113 Prisoners to work. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 937, � 10, effective August 1. L. 2017: Entire section repealed, (HB 17-1015), ch. 71, p. 225, � 7, effective August 9. Editor's note: This section was similar to former � 27-26-113 as it existed prior to 1977.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-114 Work on highways - expenses. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 937, � 10, effective August 1. L. 2017: Entire section repealed, (HB 17-1015), ch. 71, p. 225, � 8, effective August 9. Editor's note: This section was similar to former � 27-26-114 as it existed prior to 1977.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-115 Trusty prisoners - good time. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 937, � 10, effective August 1. L. 2009: Entire section amended, (HB 09-1263), ch. 105, p. 383, � 2, effective August 5. L. 2017: Entire section repealed, (HB 17-1015), ch. 71, p. 225, � 9, effective August 9. Editor's note: This section was si…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-116 Commitment - copy to sheriff - return endorsed
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When a prisoner is committed to any jail by virtue of any process which the sheriff is required to return to the court from which it issued, it is the duty of the court, clerk, or officer issuing such process to issue the same in duplicate, and the sheriff shall keep one copy of …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-117 Commitment box - successor
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All instruments of every kind, or attested copies thereof duly certified, by which any person is committed to or liberated from the county jail shall be regularly endorsed and filed and kept in a suitable box in the jail by the sheriff, or by his deputy acting as jailer, and such…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-118 Criminal justice data collection - definitions
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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) Average daily population means the number of confined inmates each day for a year, divided by the number of days in the year. (b) Case disposition means the final judgment, adjudication, adjudication withheld…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-118.5 Prevention of erroneous payments to prisoners - identifying information reporting system
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(1) In order to eliminate erroneous payments of benefits to persons confined in local jails in the state, county sheriffs, the state department of human services, county departments of human or social services, and the department of labor and employment shall cooperatively develo…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-119 Jail in another county - costs
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When there is no sufficient jail in any county wherein any criminal offense has been committed, any county or district judge, upon application of the sheriff, may order any person charged with any criminal offense and ordered to be committed to jail to be sent to the jail of the …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-120 Keeping of fugitives - charges
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Any county jail may be used for the detention and safekeeping of any fugitive from justice from another state or territory, and in this case the county shall be entitled to compensation at the rate prescribed by the board of county commissioners. The rate so charged for the maint…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-121 Juveniles - confinement - when
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A jail shall not receive a juvenile for confinement unless the juvenile has been charged by the direct filing of an information in the district court or by indictment pursuant to section 19-2.5-801 or the juvenile has been ordered by the court to be held for criminal proceedings …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-122 Guards - compensation
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When the safekeeping and detention of persons lawfully committed to any jail in this state, in the opinion of the board of county commissioners, requires the employment of one or more guards, the board of county commissioners of the county where such jail is situated shall author…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-123 Federal prisoners - expense
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It is the duty of the keeper of each county jail to receive into the jail every person duly committed thereto for any offense against the United States, by any court or officer of the United States, and to confine every such person in the jail until he is duly discharged, the Uni…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-124 Charges for foreign prisoners
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It is the duty of the board of county commissioners of each county having a jail in this state to establish a rate of charges to be paid for the confinement, safekeeping, and maintenance of prisoners sent from other counties in this state, fugitives from justice, and persons comm…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-125 Account of moneys - report
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It is the duty of the keeper of every jail within this state to keep an accurate account of all moneys received by him on account of the confinement, safekeeping, and maintenance of persons committed from other counties, fugitives from justice, and prisoners committed to the jail…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-126 Commissioners to examine jail
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It is the duty of the board of county commissioners, as often as they deem necessary, but at least once annually, to make personal examination of the jail of its county, its sufficiency, and the management thereof and to correct all irregularities and improprieties therein found.…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-127 Escape - duty of sheriff - expenses
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In case of escape of any person lawfully committed to any jail of any county in this state, it is the duty of the sheriff of the county where such jail is situated to pursue and recapture such escaped person at the expense of the office of such sheriff. In case of any escape with…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-128 Employment of county prisoners. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 940, � 10, effective August 1. L. 84: (1.3) added, p. 498, � 3, effective April 5. L. 87: (1)(d), (1)(e), (4), and (6) amended and (1)(f), (1.1), (5)(b.3), and (11) added, pp. 666, 667, �� 1-3, effective May 16. L. 88: (1.1) R&RE, p. 709, � 6,…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-129 Applicability of provisions
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The provisions of sections 17-26-107 and 17-26-108 shall not be applicable to any prisoner who is employed or detained outside of the jail under the provisions of section 18-1.3-106, C.R.S. Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 941, � 10, effective August 1. L. 87: Entire section …
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-130 Jail - pilot project authorized. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 86: Entire section added, p. 759, � 1, effective April 24. L. 96: Entire section repealed, p. 556, � 6, effective April 24.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-131 Joint jail commission authorized. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 86: Entire section added, p. 759, � 1, effective April 24. L. 96: Entire section repealed, p. 557, � 7, effective April 24.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-132 Joint jail commission - powers and duties. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 86: Entire section added, p. 759, � 1, effective April 24. L. 96: Entire section repealed, p. 557, � 8, effective April 24. 17-26-133. Contract provisions - approval by the division of criminal justice. (Repealed) Source: L. 86: Entire section added, p. 760, � 1, effec…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-133 Contract provisions - approval by the division of criminal justice. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 17-26-133Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-134 Jail inspection. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 86: Entire section added, p. 761, � 1, effective April 24. L. 96: Entire section repealed, p. 559, � 10, effective April 24. 17-26-135. Project shall comply with provisions pertaining to intergovernmental relationships. (Repealed) Source: L. 86: Entire section added, p…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-135 Project shall comply with provisions pertaining to intergovernmental relationships. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 17-26-135Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-136 Termination of pilot project. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 86: Entire section added, p. 761, � 1, effective April 24. L. 96: Entire section repealed, p. 559, � 12, effective April 24.
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-137 County jail assistance fund - repeal. (Repealed)
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Source: L. 2008: Entire section added, p. 924, � 3, effective July 1. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (HB 17-1369), ch. 379, p. 1951, � 5, effective June 6. Editor's note: Subsection (2) provided for the repeal of this section, effective July 1, 2017. (See L. 2017, p. 1951.) 17-…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-138 Benefits assistance - legislative declaration - demonstration grant program - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 17-26-138Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-139 County jail identification processing unit - personnel authority - repeal. (Repealed)
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C.R.S. 17-26-139Statutes current through Chapter 65 of the 2026 Regular Session, effective as of April 20, 2026. The text of this section is not final. It will not be final until compared to, and updated from, the text provided by the Colorado Office of Legislative Legal Services…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-140 Continuity of care for persons released from jail - definition
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(1) If a person is treated for a substance use disorder at any time during the person's incarceration, the county jail shall, at a minimum, conduct the following before releasing the person from the county jail's custody: (a) Provide post-release resources developed pursuant to s…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-301 Legislative declaration
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(1) The general assembly finds that: (a) Placing individuals with serious mental illness in restrictive housing, also known as solitary confinement, within a local jail is inappropriate and causes further harm to the individual; (b) According to the National Commission on Correct…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-302 Definitions
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As used in this part 3, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) Intellectual or developmental disability means a disability attributable to an intellectual or developmental condition, as defined in the latest edition of the diagnostic and statistical manual of the American psy…
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-303 Placement in restrictive housing in a local jail
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(1) A local jail shall not involuntarily place an individual in restrictive housing, including for disciplinary reasons, if the individual meets any one of the following conditions: (a) The individual is diagnosed with a serious mental illness or is exhibiting grossly abnormal or…