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CO Code § 17-1-113.6 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 1 - Department of Corrections|Part 1 - Corrections Administration|§ 17-1-113.6. Menstrual Hygiene Products for a Person in Custody - Definition

  A correctional facility or private contract prison 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. A correctional facility or private contract prison shall not impose any condition or restriction on a person in custody's access to menstrual hygiene products.    As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires, “menstrual hygiene products” means tampons, menstrual pads, sanitary napkins, and pantiliners.     History. Source: L. 2019: Entire section added,(HB 19-1224), ch. 131, p. 588, § 3, effective April 25.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in HB 19-1224, see section 1 of chapter 131, Session Laws of Colorado 2019.
CO Code § 17-1-113.9 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 1 - Department of Corrections|Part 1 - Corrections Administration|§ 17-1-113.9. Use of Administrative Segregation for State Inmates - Reporting

  Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), on or before January 1, 2012, and each January 1 thereafter, the executive director shall provide a written report to the judiciary committees of the senate and house of representatives, or any successor committees, concerning the status of administrative segregation; reclassification efforts for offenders with mental health disorders or intellectual and developmental disabilities, including duration of stay, reason for placement, and number and percentage discharged; and any internal reform efforts since July 1, 2011.    Any cost savings achieved as a result of the implementation of sections 17-22.5-302 (1.3) and 17-22.5-405 (8) shall be appropriated and redirected to the department to support behavior-modification programs, incentive programs, mental health services or programs, or similar efforts designed as viable alternatives to administrative segregation.     History. Source: L. 2011: Entire section added,(SB 11-176), ch. 289, p. 1342, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2017: (1) amended,(SB 17-031), ch. 92, p. 280, § 2, effective August 9. L. 2018: (1) amended,(SB 18-091), ch. 35, p. 385, § 15, effective August 8.    Cross references:   For the legislative declaration in SB 18-091, see section 1 of chapter 35, Session Laws of Colorado 2018.
CO Code § 17-1-114 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 1 - Department of Corrections|Part 1 - Corrections Administration|§ 17-1-114. Pool of Funds - Continuance of Community Supervision

 There is hereby created in the state treasury a fund to be known as the community supervision supplemental fund, which shall consist of moneys appropriated by the general assembly. All moneys in the fund shall be subject to withdrawal by the department of corrections, the judicial department, or the department of public safety for the purpose of continuing community supervision, such as parole supervision, probation supervision, community corrections programs, or home electronic monitoring over offenders who would otherwise be removed to secure custody due to lack of resources. Such moneys may be withdrawn upon a request by the department of corrections, the judicial department, or the department of public safety which is made to the director of the office of state planning and budgeting. The director of the office of state planning and budgeting, in consultation with the joint budget committee, shall approve or disapprove the request made by each department and budget the amount of such request. Any withdrawal approved by the director of the office of state planning and budgeting shall be dispersed to the department making the request.   History. Source: L. 90: Entire section added, p. 944, § 13, effective June 7.
CO Code § 17-1-115.2 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 1 - Department of Corrections|Part 1 - Corrections Administration|§ 17-1-115.2. Correctional Law Enforcement Agencies to Provide Identification Cards to Retired Peace Officers Upon Request - Definitions

  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise requires:   “Law enforcement agency of the department” means the department and any agency within the department that employs at least one peace officer.    “Peace officer” means a certified peace officer described in section 16-2.5-102, C.R.S.    “Photographic identification” means a photographic identification that satisfies the description at 18 U.S.C. sec. 926C (d).       Except as described in subsection (3) of this section, on and after August 7, 2013, if a law enforcement agency of the department has a policy, on August 7, 2013, of issuing photographic identification to peace officers who have retired from the agency, and the agency discontinues said policy after August 7, 2013, the agency shall continue to provide such photographic identification to peace officers who have retired from the agency if:   The peace officer requests the identification;    The peace officer retired from the law enforcement agency before the date upon which the agency discontinued the policy; and    The peace officer is a qualified retired law enforcement officer, as defined in 18 U.S.C. sec. 926C (c).       Before issuing or renewing a photographic identification to a retired law enforcement officer pursuant to this section, a law enforcement agency of the state shall complete a criminal background check of the officer through a search of the national instant criminal background check system created by the federal “Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act” (Pub.L. 103-159), the relevant portion of which is codified at 18 U.S.C. sec. 922 (t), and a search of the state integrated criminal justice information system. If the background check indicates that the officer is prohibited from possessing a firearm by state or federal law, the law enforcement agency shall not issue the photographic identification.    A law enforcement agency of the department may charge a fee for issuing a photographic identification to a retired peace officer pursuant to subsection (2) of this section, which fee shall not exceed the direct and indirect costs assumed by the agency in issuing the photographic identification.    Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, a law enforcement agency of the department shall not be required to issue a photographic identification to a particular peace officer if the chief administrative officer of the agency elects not to do so.    If a law enforcement agency of the department denies a photographic identification to a retired peace officer who requests a photographic identification pursuant to this section, the law enforcement agency shall provide the retired peace officer a written statement setting forth the reason for the denial.     History. Source: L. 2013: Entire section added,(HB 13-1118), ch. 81, p. 262, § 6, effective August 7.
CO Code § 17-1-115.7 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 1 - Department of Corrections|Part 1 - Corrections Administration|§ 17-1-115.7. Prevention of Sexual Assaults on Youthful Inmates - Compliance With Federal Law - Report - Definition

  On or before August 20, 2013, the department shall implement policies pursuant to the federal “Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003”, 42 U.S.C. sec. 15601 et seq., to ensure compliance with the provisions thereof relating to youthful inmates, as codified at 28 CFR 115.14.    Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), on or before October 1, 2013, and on or before each October 1 thereafter, the department shall report to the judiciary committees of the house of representatives and senate, or any successor committees, concerning the implementation of the policies described in subsection (1) of this section within the youth offender system described in section 18-1.3-407.5.    As used in this section, “youthful inmate” means any person less than eighteen years of age who is under adult court supervision and incarcerated or detained in a correctional facility.     History. Source: L. 2013: Entire section added,(SB 13-216), ch. 171, p. 618, § 2, effective May 10. L. 2017: (2) amended,(SB 17-031), ch. 92, p. 281, § 3, effective August 9.
CO Code § 17-1-115.8 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 1 - Department of Corrections|Part 1 - Corrections Administration|§ 17-1-115.8. Corrections Officer Staffing - Report - Double Shift Criteria - Definition

  Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), the department shall prepare a report for the members of the general assembly by January 15, 2014, and by January 15 each year thereafter, regarding corrections officer staffing levels. The report must include:   Staffing levels for corrections officers at each correctional facility and private contract prison in Colorado;    Staffing levels for corrections officers for each correctional facility security level; and    A comparison of staffing levels at Colorado correctional facilities and the national standards adopted by the national institute of corrections and the American correctional association.       The department shall develop criteria for when a corrections officer may work two consecutive shifts, and the criteria must apply to a seven-day period and must account for different security-level facilities.    The department, through discussions with employees, shall establish work period and compensation practices that comply with the following standards that:   A work period for correctional officers may be from seven consecutive days to fourteen consecutive days in length. Overtime pay for correctional officers must be required when the number of hours worked exceeds the number of hours that bears the same relationship to eighty-five hours in a fourteen-day period.    Corrections officers who work twelve or more hours in one twenty-four hour period shall be paid the amount of one and one-half times their regular rate of pay for the time they worked that exceeded eight and one-half hours;    All department employees receive with their pay check a pay stub that clearly and accurately reflects all hours worked, standard rate of pay, rate of overtime pay, accrual of any paid leave and compensatory time, remaining paid leave, and compensatory time balances;    The department shall establish administrative regulation practices that create greater flexibility in the staffing of facilities, including but not limited to employee shift substitution, voluntary overtime lists, roving, and pool staff coverage; and    All practices must be compliant with federal wage and hour law.       For purposes of this section, “corrections officer” means an employee of the department of corrections who is subject to the exemption in 29 U.S.C. sec. 207 (k); except that it does not include a parole officer.     History. Source: L. 2013: Entire section added(SB 13-210), ch. 261, p. 1377, § 1, effective August 7. L. 2017: IP(1) amended,(SB 17-031), ch. 92, p. 281, § 4, effective August 9.
CO Code § 17-1-115.9 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 1 - Department of Corrections|Part 1 - Corrections Administration|§ 17-1-115.9. Incentives for Mental Health Professionals - Report - Legislative Declaration

  The general assembly finds that:   The failure to provide timely needed sex offender treatment or services creates a risk when an inmate is released into the community and increases expenses when an inmate remains in prison due to his or her failure to receive treatment or services; and    In order to provide the necessary sex offender treatment and services in difficult-to-serve areas in a timely manner, the department must have the flexibility to offer incentives to contracted mental health professionals to provide such treatment and services in such areas.       The department shall monitor the number of inmates who have a specified sex offender treatment or service identified in the inmate's recommended rehabilitation report and who are not receiving the treatment or service due to a lack of treatment or service providers. The department shall develop and may implement an incentive plan for each sex offender treatment or service and each geographic area in which there is a need for additional contracted mental health professionals to provide the identified sex offender treatment or service. The incentive plan must include specific incentives to contract with the necessary mental health professionals and may include increases in fees and travel reimbursements paid, bonuses, and other financial incentives.    Notwithstanding the provisions of section 24-1-136 (11), on or before December 1, 2018, and each December 1 thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the joint budget committee that must include:   The statewide number of inmates requiring each sex offender treatment or service provided by a mental health professional and the number of inmates unable to receive such treatment or service; and    For each incentive plan developed pursuant to this section, the number of inmates requiring the treatment or service, the number of inmates still unable to receive the treatment or service, a description of the incentive plan developed, and a report on the effectiveness of any incentive offered by the department under the plan.        History. Source: L. 2018: Entire section added,(HB 18-1040), ch. 199, p. 1295, § 1, effective August 8.
CO Code § 17-1-116 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 1 - Department of Corrections|Part 1 - Corrections Administration|§ 17-1-116. Corrections Expansion Reserve Fund

 There is hereby created in the state treasury the corrections expansion reserve fund. Moneys in the fund shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly for the purpose of complying with the provisions of section 2-2-703 , C.R.S., which requires that any bill which results in a net increase in periods of imprisonment in state correctional facilities provide for the funding of any increased capital construction costs or increased operating costs associated therewith. Any unexpended or unencumbered moneys remaining in the fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the fund and shall not revert to or be transferred to the general fund or any other fund of the state.   History. Source: L. 93, 1st Ex. Sess.: Entire section added, p. 8, § 10, effective September 13.
CO Code § 17-1-119 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 1 - Department of Corrections|Part 1 - Corrections Administration|§ 17-1-119. Lethal Perimeter Security Systems for Correctional Facilities - Governmental Immunity - Limitations

  The general assembly hereby finds and declares that the installation and operation of electrified, lethal perimeter security systems at certain state correctional facilities will enhance the safety of the citizens of this state and will result in reduced costs for operating such correctional facilities.    The department is authorized, through its agents and contractors, to design and construct electrified, lethal perimeter security systems at correctional facilities to be managed, operated, supervised, and controlled by the department if the department determines the use of such security systems to be necessary and appropriate.    The department, any agent of the department, or contractor hired by the department for the design and construction of an electrified, lethal perimeter security system at a state correctional facility shall be provided all protections of governmental immunity provided to public employees by article 10 of title 24, C.R.S., including but not limited to the payment of judgments and settlements, the provision of legal defense, and the payment of costs incurred in court actions in regard to any and all claims arising from the design and construction, consistent with the design approved by the department, of the lethal aspect of such security system.    The provisions of subsection (3) of this section shall be construed as a specific exception for independent contractors hired to design and construct electrified, lethal perimeter security systems at state correctional facilities from the general exclusion of independent contractors from the protections of governmental immunity provided in article 10 of title 24, C.R.S.     History. Source: L. 97: Entire section added, p. 1587, § 3, effective June 4.
CO Code § 17-1-119.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 1 - Department of Corrections|Part 1 - Corrections Administration|§ 17-1-119.5. Compilation of Data Related to Inmates With Children Attending School

  The department of corrections shall obtain information from each inmate concerning whether the inmate is the parent of a child who is under the age of eighteen in the state of Colorado and, if so, whether the child is enrolled in a school in the state and the school district or state charter school in which the child is enrolled. In the process of obtaining the information from the inmate, the department shall not provide the inmate with information that would pose a safety threat to the child or child's family.    The department shall collect and compile information related to programs that assist students whose parents are incarcerated.     History. Source: L. 2005: Entire section added, p. 951, § 1, effective June 2.
CO Code § 17-1-166 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 1 - Department of Corrections|Part 1 - Corrections Administration|§ 17-1-166. Department Duties - Parole Plan - Report

  The department shall develop a recommended parole plan for every inmate prior to a parole application hearing or release from prison that includes, at a minimum, an approved sponsor or other housing option and a continuity of care plan if the inmate has higher needs for medical or behavioral health care. The department shall comply with this subsection (1) regardless of whether the inmate can provide the department with the name of a potential parole sponsor. If the department is unable to develop a recommended parole plan, the department shall inform the parole board in writing and include a list of options that have been explored but have been rejected by the department.    The department, in consultation with the state board of parole, shall develop necessary policies and procedures regarding prerelease planning to ensure that:   Roles and responsibilities of employees and any contractors involved in pre-release planning are clearly defined, employees and any contractors are adequately trained, and performance measures are developed;    Adequate tracking and quality assurance processes are in place so that a recommended parole plan, whether an in-state or out-of-state plan, is completed and submitted to the parole board prior to the initial and any subsequent parole application hearing;    Expedited protocols are in place so that an inmate's application for parole is submitted to the parole board at the earliest possible opportunity if the inmate is a new arrival at Denver reception and diagnostic center or the central transport unit and is past or within ninety days of the inmate's parole eligibility date;    Formal mechanisms are in place to facilitate effective communication between the department and the parole board, including timely responses from the department to parole board requests for additional information or for a revised parole plan prior to the parole board's decision; and    Data collection and data sharing between the department and the parole board are adequate to actively monitor the status of parole applications when the parole board has delayed its decision.       The department shall provide a monthly report, by facility, the number of parole applications when the parole board has delayed a decision, the average length of time the parole application has been pending, and the general reason for delaying the decision if that information is known to the department. The information must be provided both for the reporting month and year to date.     History. Source: L. 2021: Entire section added,(SB 21-146), ch. 459, p. 3082, § 3, effective July 6.
CO Code § 17-1-201 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 1 - Department of Corrections|Part 2 - Corrections Privatization - Requests for Proposals Process|§ 17-1-201. Duties of Department

  The department shall adopt rules and implement a process to issue requests for competitive proposals for the use and development of private contract prisons.    Notwithstanding section 24-1-136 (11)(a)(I), no later than December 1 of each fiscal year, beginning with the 1996-97 fiscal year, the executive director shall submit a report to the speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate concerning the status of contracts in effect, and, with respect to completed prisons, the effectiveness of each private contract prison governed by a contract with the department.     History. Source: L. 95: Entire part added, p. 1267, § 1, effective June 5. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 837, § 18, effective May 24. L. 2004: (1) amended, p. 127, § 1, effective August 4. L. 2017: (2) amended,(SB 17-031), ch. 92, p. 281, § 5, effective August 9.
CO Code § 17-1-202.5 (2021)
2021 Colorado Code|Title 17 - Corrections|Article 1 - Department of Corrections|Part 2 - Corrections Privatization - Requests for Proposals Process|§ 17-1-202.5. Private Prison Planning Process

  In any fiscal year, if the general assembly determines that the amount of moneys credited to the capital construction fund, created in section 24-75-302, C.R.S., is not sufficient to pay for the design and construction of a correctional facility for adult offenders that is deemed necessary to satisfy future prison bed projections and needs, the department may request competitive proposals from private prison providers three years before desired occupancy of the correctional facility. Prior to issuing a request for competitive proposals requiring new construction under this section, the department shall notify the capital development committee, established pursuant to section 2-3-1302, C.R.S.      The department, during the request for competitive proposals process described in subsection (1) of this section, shall determine the level of security, the desired location, and the number of beds necessary for the facility, as well as other criteria applicable to the appropriate conditions of confinement to be maintained at the facility. The department shall be under no obligation or duty to place offenders in a facility covered by this section.    The department in all instances shall ensure that requests for competitive proposals adequately inform prospective contractors that the department will give priority to proposals that satisfy the requirements of section 17-1-202 and that are competitive to the extent they contain terms that are most favorable to the department. The department shall, to the extent possible, also take steps to provide a competitive market environment for prospective contractors and to avoid decreased competition and the creation of a monopoly in the market.       Nothing in this section shall be construed to require or permit the department to lend or pledge the credit or faith of the department or of the state in any manner that would violate section 1 of article XI of the Colorado constitution.      History. Source: L. 2004: Entire section added, p. 127, § 3, effective August 4. L. 2006: (1) amended, p. 1059, § 2, effective May 25.