Defendants convicted of a felony in the 21st Judicial District Court can ask their private attorneys or public defender about getting a referral to community corrections. Some defendants are referred to community corrections by the probation department right after sentencing ("diversion offenders"). Others serve a portion of their prison sentence first before the Department of Corrections (DOC) refers them to community corrections ("transition offenders"). The Mesa County Community Corrections Board (MCCCB)'s Adult Review Committee decides who gets accepted into community corrections.