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Title 17, Corrections

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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 with…
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. § 17-26-126.5 Council members to examine city jail

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If a city has a municipal jail that is maintained and operated by the city government, the governing body members shall, as often as they deem necessary but at least once a year, personally examine the municipal jail. The governing body members shall examine the jail's management…

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. § 17-26-129 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. § 17-26-140 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. § 17-26-141 Access to jail video recordings showing prisoner nudity - when authorized - definitions

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Local detention facility" means a county jail as described in section 17-26-101 or municipal jail as described in section 31-15-401 (1)(j). (b) "Strip search" means having a person remove or arrange some or …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-142 Sexual assault prevention program - required policies and procedures - audit required - definitions

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(1) As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Local detention facility" means a county jail as described in section 17-26-101 or municipal jail as described in section 31-15-401 (1)(j). (b) "Prison Rape Elimination Act" or "PREA" means the federal "Pris…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-143 Retaliation against whistleblower jail staff prohibited - private right of action - exemptions - procedures - definitions

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(1) (a) A local detention facility shall not discharge, discipline, demote, deny a promotion to, transfer or reassign, discriminate against, harass, suspend, create a hostile work environment for, subject to corrective action or reprimand, issue an employment rating that results …

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 p…

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…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-26-304 Screening in jails

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(1) A local jail shall use an adequate screening tool to complete a health screening of each individual upon arrival at the facility by health-trained or qualified health-care personnel as part of the admission procedures. If a local jail is unable to perform a health screening o…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-27-101 Legislative declaration

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The general assembly hereby declares that it is the purpose of this article to establish and maintain community corrections programs which provide the courts, the department of corrections, and the state board of parole with more flexibility and a broader range of correctional op…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-27-101.5 Purposes of community corrections

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(1) The purpose of this article 27, with respect to community corrections, is to: (a) Further all purposes of sentencing and improve public safety by reducing the incidence of future crime through design and implementation of research-based policies, practices, programs, and stan…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-27-102 Definitions

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As used in this article 27, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Administrative review process" means a sequence of actions that includes written notification to an offender of the decision to reject and terminate program placement, a brief explanation of the reason for th…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-27-103 Community corrections boards - establishment - duties

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(1) A community corrections board may be established by resolution or ordinance of a governing body, or a combination of governing bodies. Any community corrections board which is established may be advisory to the governing body or bodies which created such board or it may be fu…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-27-103.5 Statements relating to a transitional referral to community corrections

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(1) Pursuant to the provisions of section 24-4.1-302.5 (1)(j.5), C.R.S., a victim shall have the right to provide a written victim impact statement and a separate oral statement to a community corrections board considering an offender's transitional referral to community correcti…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-27-104 Community corrections programs operated by units of local government, state agencies, or nongovernmental agencies

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(1) Any unit of local government, or any state agency authorized by this article, may establish, maintain, and operate such community corrections programs as such unit or agency deems necessary to serve the needs of such unit of local government or state agency and offenders who …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-27-105.5 Community parole officers - duties - arrest powers - definitions

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(1) For purposes of this section: (a) "Director" means the director of the department's community corrections program whose powers and duties include those of a community parole officer. (b) "Offender" means an inmate assigned to residential and nonresidential community correctio…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-27-106 Escape from custody from a community corrections program

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(1) (a) If an offender fails to remain within the extended limits of such offender's confinement or placement or fails to return within the time prescribed to any community corrections program to which such offender was assigned or transferred or if any offender who participates …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-27-107 Administrative procedure act not to apply

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The provisions of this article shall not be subject to the "State Administrative Procedure Act", article 4 of title 24, C.R.S. Source: L. 93: Entire article R&RE, p. 717, § 1, effective July 1.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-27-108 Division of criminal justice in the department of public safety - duties - community corrections contracts - audit - report

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(1) The division of criminal justice of the department of public safety is authorized to administer and execute all contracts with units of local government, community corrections boards, or nongovernmental agencies for the provision of community corrections programs and services…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-28-101 Legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly finds and declares that: (a) The number of victims of crime increases daily; (b) These victims suffer undue hardship by virtue of physical, mental, and emotional injury or loss of property; (c) Persons found guilty of causing such suffering are under a mo…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-28-102 Establishment of restitution programs

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The department shall, as a means of assisting in the rehabilitation of persons committed to its care, including persons placed in community correctional facilities or programs, establish programs and procedures whereby such persons may contribute toward restitution of those perso…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-28-103 Victim-offender conferences - pilot program

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The department is authorized to establish a pilot program, when funds become available, in its correctional facilities to facilitate victim-initiated victim-offender conferences whereby a victim of a crime may request a facilitated conference with the offender who committed the c…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-29-101 Legislative declaration

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The general assembly finds and declares that the people of this state benefit from an inmate rehabilitation and work program that promotes that person's successful rehabilitation, reentry, and reintegration into the community; that the executive director has custody over inmates …

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-29-102 Definitions

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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Able-bodied offender" has the same meaning as set forth in section 17-24-103 (1). (2) "Work program" means a work program established pursuant to the provisions of this article. Source: L. 81: Entire article add…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-29-103 Executive director to establish work program

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(1) The executive director may establish an intensive labor work program at all facilities, utilizing the physical labor of able-bodied offenders, which will be directed toward the reclamation and maintenance of land and resources, including but not limited to those of any federa…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-29-105 Minimum security off-grounds work programs - authorized

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(1) The executive director, in collaboration with the division of correctional industries, may establish an external work program for any appropriate medium, minimum, and minimum-restrictive inmates. The purpose of the program is to provide employment opportunities for such inmat…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-31-101 Legislative declaration

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The general assembly hereby finds it necessary to provide for and encourage the implementation of programs within the state's correctional facilities, the probation division of the judicial department, the parole division within the department of corrections, the division of yout…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-31-102 Definitions

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As used in this article 31, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Approved volunteer organization" means an organization which has screened and trained volunteers for working with adult and juvenile offenders in correctional facilities and in parole and probation programs o…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-31-103 Volunteers - rehabilitation and transition - programs

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(1) Each division shall facilitate, where practicable, the use of volunteers to assist and participate in the development and implementation of programs for the rehabilitation and transition of and growth of support groups and systems for adult and juvenile offenders in the follo…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-31-104 Right to visit offenders

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(1) A volunteer who has completed minimum training from an approved volunteer organization may visit any offender or offenders to whom such volunteer has been assigned at any institution and in any program utilizing volunteers as set forth in section 17-31-103, subject to reasona…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-32-101 Short title

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This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Correctional Education Program Act of 1990". Source: L. 90: Entire article added, p. 971, § 1, effective July 1.

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-32-102 Legislative declaration

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(1) The general assembly hereby finds and declares that illiteracy is a problem in today's society and a particular problem among persons in correctional facilities. (2) The general assembly further finds and declares that: (a) Illiteracy and cognitive and vocational deficiencies…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-32-103 Definitions

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As used in this article, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Correctional education program" means the comprehensive competency-based educational and vocational program for persons in the custody of the department developed and implemented pursuant to the provisions of th…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-32-105 Development of correctional education program - goals and objectives - performance objectives - evaluation - transfers of custody - reports

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(1) On and after July 1, 1990, the correctional education program is responsible for providing educational services to persons in correctional facilities under the control of the department and for developing and implementing a comprehensive competency-based educational and vocat…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-32-106 Powers and duties of the program

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(1) In connection with the development and implementation of the correctional education program, the program shall have the following powers and duties: (a) To promulgate rules and regulations necessary to implement the correctional education program; (b) To enter into agreements…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-32-107 Correctional education program fund

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There is created in the state treasury the correctional education program fund, which shall be administered by the program, and that consists of all moneys received by the program from the federal government, from the sale of goods or services by the program, and from contributio…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-32-108 Sale of goods and services

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(1) (a) The correctional education program is authorized to sell goods and services to inmates, invited guests, employees of the department, governmental agencies, or nonprofit organizations only if the provision of the goods or services offers a valuable educational experience f…

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-33-101 Reentry planning and programs for adult parole - grant program - rules - reports - definitions - repeal

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(1) The department shall administer appropriate programs for offenders prior to and after release to assist offenders with reentry into society based upon the assessed need as determined by the executive director and suitability of individual offenders for such services. The depa…