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2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 17-18-101 — 17-34-102) › PROGRAMS (§§ 17-27-101 — 17-34-102) › Article 27.9 - SPECIALIZED RESTITUTION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS (§§ 17-27.9-101 — 17-27.9-106) › Section 17-27.9-101 - [Repealed]

L. 92: Entire article added, p. 262, § 2, effective July 1. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 1172, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section repealed, p. 1463, § 3, effective October 1.
In 2002, this section was relocated to §
18-1.3-302
.
For the legislative declaration contained in the act repealing this section, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 17-18-101 — 17-34-102) › PROGRAMS (§§ 17-27-101 — 17-34-102) › Article 27.9 - SPECIALIZED RESTITUTION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS (§§ 17-27.9-101 — 17-27.9-106) › Section 17-27.9-103 - [Repealed]

L. 92: Entire article added, p. 264, § 2, effective July 1. L. 93: (1) amended and (4) added, p. 1173, § 2, effective July 1; (2)(b) amended, p. 720, § 7, effective July 1. L. 2002: Entire section repealed, p. 1463, § 3, effective October 1.
In 2002, this section was relocated to §
18-1.3-302
.
For the legislative declaration contained in the act repealing this section, see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 17-18-101 — 17-34-102) › PROGRAMS (§§ 17-27-101 — 17-34-102) › Article 27.9 - SPECIALIZED RESTITUTION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS (§§ 17-27.9-101 — 17-27.9-106) › Section 17-27.9-104 - Contracts with providers - amounts - loans

(1)
Any provider who contracts with the executive director of the department of public safety to provide specialized restitution and community service programs pursuant to section
17-27.9-102
shall be reimbursed on a per diem rate for residential supervision and a monthly rate for nonresidential supervision which rate shall be the final rate proposed by the provider during the competitive bidding process.
(2)
Any offender who has the ability to pay all or any part of the cost of the offender's treatment and room and board pursuant to this article through assets or through any employment during the second or third phase of the program shall be ordered to make such payments to the provider. Any moneys collected by the provider pursuant to this subsection (2) shall be used to offset payments made to the provider pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. The amount of any such payments shall be set by the probation department after considering the offender's expenses for family support, victim restitution, and other living expenses.
(3)
Any provider who contracts with the executive director of the department of public safety to provide specialized restitution and community service programs pursuant to section
17-27.9-102
may use the payments which such provider receives pursuant to this section to match federal or private grants in order to fund the provision of additional specialized restitution and community service programs, so long as matching such grants does not cause a reduction in the available bed space and so long as matching such grants does not bind the general assembly to fund such programs in future years.
L. 92: Entire article added, p. 265, § 2, effective July 1. L. 93: (1) amended and (3) added, p. 1174, § 3, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 17-18-101 — 17-34-102) › PROGRAMS (§§ 17-27-101 — 17-34-102) › Article 27.9 - SPECIALIZED RESTITUTION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS (§§ 17-27.9-101 — 17-27.9-106) › Section 17-27.9-105 - Evaluation of specialized restitution and community service programs

(1)
The director of the division of criminal justice shall conduct annual evaluations of each specialized restitution and community service program under which services are provided pursuant to this article. Evaluations shall include the consideration of the physical facility for each program, the financial operation of each program, and the effectiveness of each program in meeting the goals and requirements set forth in this article. The division of criminal justice shall develop specific evaluation criteria for each specialized restitution and community service program throughout the state after consultation with the local corrections board in the community where such program is located. Any provider that fails to meet the evaluation criteria within a reasonable time shall be subject to the termination of any contract entered into with such provider pursuant to this article.
(2)
Repealed.
L. 92: Entire article added, p. 265, § 2, effective July 1. L. 96: (2) repealed, p. 1267, § 185, effective August 7.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 1996 act repealing subsection (2), see section 1 of chapter 237, Session Laws of Colorado 1996.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 17-18-101 — 17-34-102) › PROGRAMS (§§ 17-27-101 — 17-34-102) › Article 27.9 - SPECIALIZED RESTITUTION AND COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS (§§ 17-27.9-101 — 17-27.9-106) › Section 17-27.9-106 - Executive director of department - authority to accept funds - cash fund created

The executive director of the department of public safety is hereby authorized to accept any grants or donations from any private or public source for the purpose of administering specialized restitution and community service programs pursuant to this article. Any such grants or donations shall be transmitted to the state treasurer, who shall credit the same to the specialized restitution and community service cash fund, which fund is hereby created. The moneys in the fund shall be subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly and, in accordance with section
24-36-114
, C.R.S., all interest derived from the deposit and investment of this fund shall be credited to the general fund.
L. 92: Entire article added, p. 266, § 2, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 17-18-101 — 17-34-102) › PROGRAMS (§§ 17-27-101 — 17-34-102) › Article 28 - RESTITUTION TO VICTIMS OF CRIME (§§ 17-28-101 — 17-28-103) › Section 17-28-101 - Legislative declaration

(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 moral and legal obligation to make adequate restitution and restoration to those injured by their conduct;
(d)
Restitution and restoration provided by criminal offenders to their victims may be instruments of rehabilitation for offenders and may contribute to the healing and improved emotional well-being of their victims.
(2)
The purpose of this article is to encourage the establishment of programs to provide for restitution to and restoration of victims of crime by offenders who are sentenced, or who have been released on parole, or who are being held in local correctional and detention facilities. It is the intent of the general assembly that restitution be utilized wherever feasible to restore losses to the victims of crime and to aid the offender in reintegration as a productive member of society. It is also the purpose of this article to promote establishment of victim-offender conferences in the institutions under the control of the department of corrections, using restorative justice practices as defined in section
18-1-901(3)
(o.5), C.R.S.
L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 947, § 10, effective August 1. L. 2011: Entire section amended, (HB 11-1032), ch. 296, p. 1400, §2, effective August 10.
This section is similar to former § 27-28-101 as it existed prior to 1977.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 17-18-101 — 17-34-102) › PROGRAMS (§§ 17-27-101 — 17-34-102) › Article 28 - RESTITUTION TO VICTIMS OF CRIME (§§ 17-28-101 — 17-28-103) › Section 17-28-102 - Establishment of restitution programs

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 persons injured as a consequence of their criminal acts.
L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 947, § 10, effective August 1. L. 87: Entire section amended, p. 1826, § 6, effective August 27. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 1266, § 184, effective August 7.
This section is similar to former § 27-28-102 as it existed prior to 1977.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 1996 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 237, Session Laws of Colorado 1996.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 17-18-101 — 17-34-102) › PROGRAMS (§§ 17-27-101 — 17-34-102) › Article 28 - RESTITUTION TO VICTIMS OF CRIME (§§ 17-28-101 — 17-28-103) › Section 17-28-103 - Victim-offender conferences - pilot program

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 crime, if the offender is in the custody of the department. After such a pilot program is established, the department may establish policies and procedures for the victim-offender conferences using volunteers to facilitate the conferences. The volunteers shall complete the department's volunteer and facility-specific training programs and complete high-risk victim-offender training and victim advocacy training. The department shall not compensate or reimburse a volunteer or victim for any expenses nor otherwise incur any additional expenses to establish or operate the victim-offender conferences pilot program. If a pilot program is available, and subsequent to the victim's or the victim representative's request, the department shall arrange such a conference only after determining that the conference would be safe and only if the offender agrees to participate. The purposes of the conference shall be to enable the victim to meet the offender, to obtain answers to questions only the offender can answer, to assist the victim in healing from the impact of the crime, and to promote a sense of remorse and acceptance of responsibility by the offender that may contribute to his or her rehabilitation.
L. 2011: Entire section added, (HB 11-1032), ch. 296, p. 1401, §3, effective August 10.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 17-18-101 — 17-34-102) › PROGRAMS (§§ 17-27-101 — 17-34-102) › Article 29 - PHYSICAL LABOR BY INMATES (§§ 17-29-101 — 17-29-105) › Section 17-29-101 - Legislative declaration

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 who could benefit from such a program; that such a program provides work skills and instills a work ethic in inmates, thereby facilitating their readjustment to society. To these ends, it is the purpose of this article 29 to create within the department internal and external rehabilitation and work programs for inmates sentenced to the department. The executive director or the executive director's designee may appoint facility wardens, responsible for the administration of correctional facilities, to perform the duties and functions set forth in this article 29.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 51,§12, eff. 3/30/2022.
L. 81: Entire article added, p. 965, § 1, effective June 10. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 28, § 5, effective March 20. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 848, § 46, effective May 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 17-18-101 — 17-34-102) › PROGRAMS (§§ 17-27-101 — 17-34-102) › Article 29 - PHYSICAL LABOR BY INMATES (§§ 17-29-101 — 17-29-105) › Section 17-29-102 - Definitions

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.
L. 81: Entire article added, p. 965, § 1, effective June 10.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 17-18-101 — 17-34-102) › PROGRAMS (§§ 17-27-101 — 17-34-102) › Article 29 - PHYSICAL LABOR BY INMATES (§§ 17-29-101 — 17-29-105) › Section 17-29-104 - [Repealed]

L. 81: Entire article added, p. 966, § 1, effective June 10. L. 95: Entire section repealed, p. 876, § 10, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 17-18-101 — 17-34-102) › PROGRAMS (§§ 17-27-101 — 17-34-102) › Article 29 - PHYSICAL LABOR BY INMATES (§§ 17-29-101 — 17-29-105) › Section 17-29-105 - Minimum security off-grounds work programs - authorized

(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 inmates, to reinforce the rehabilitation of such inmates, and to provide inmates with the necessary skills and appropriate work ethics in reentering the work force and their communities. Under the program, inmates may be assigned to appropriate work assignments through employment agreements with any federal, state, or local governmental agency; nonprofit agency; or private person or entity. The executive director shall determine appropriate work assignments. Employment agreements must comply with criteria established by the executive director pursuant to section
17-20-115
; except that such criteria may include but is not limited to the following requirements:
(a)
That a requesting agency outline in detail any work to be performed by inmates, the period of time for completing the project, and the respective responsibilities of the requesting agency and the department of corrections in connection with the project agreement;
(b)
That a requesting agency provide any necessary materials, equipment, and transportation or defray operational costs of state vehicles;
(c)
That appropriate security be provided at all times. In connection with this requirement, agencies may contract with the department of corrections for the department to provide such security.
(d)
That a requesting agency ensure that any person who supervises an inmate in connection with a work project be trained by department of corrections personnel to supervise correctional inmates. Such training may be provided by department of corrections personnel.
(e)
That the number of inmates supervised by one person not exceed ten;
(f)
That a requesting agency comply with any reporting requirements established by the executive director in connection with an off-grounds work project and the inmates participating in such project;
(g)
That an inmate receive security clearance to leave a correctional facility by the classification officer or committee and receive approval from the executive director;
(h)
That inmates are compensated at the state minimum wage, in accordance with the provisions of this title 17, and with the department inmate pay regulation provisions with respect to deductions.
(2)
Repealed.
(3)
The executive director may appoint one or more designees to perform the duties and functions set forth in this section.
Amended by 2022 Ch. 51,§13, eff. 3/30/2022.
L. 95: Entire section added, p. 876, § 11, effective July 1. L. 2000: IP(1) amended, p. 849, § 48, effective May 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 17-18-101 — 17-34-102) › PROGRAMS (§§ 17-27-101 — 17-34-102) › Article 30 - INTERDEPARTMENTAL COOPERATION CONCERNING OFFENDERS (§ 17-30-101) › Section 17-30-101 - [Repealed]

L. 90: Entire article added, p. 978, § 1, effective May 8. L. 95: (1) repealed, p. 1098, § 19, effective May 31. L. 99: (2) repealed, p. 623, § 19, effective August 4.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 17-18-101 — 17-34-102) › PROGRAMS (§§ 17-27-101 — 17-34-102) › Article 30.5 - INTERDEPARTMENTAL AGREEMENTS TO CONSOLIDATE PAROLE AND PROBATION OFFICES (§ 17-30.5-101) › Section 17-30.5-101 - [Repealed]

L. 2000: Entire article repealed, p. 849, § 49, effective May 24.
This article was added in 1991.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 17-18-101 — 17-34-102) › PROGRAMS (§§ 17-27-101 — 17-34-102) › Article 31 - VOLUNTEERISM IN THE JUVENILE AND ADULT CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-104) › Section 17-31-101 - Legislative declaration

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 youth services within the department of human services, and the department of public safety that enable volunteers to effectively assist with the rehabilitation and transition of adult and juvenile offenders. The general assembly encourages the maximum use of volunteers to complement the regular staffs of such adult corrections, parole, probation, and juvenile services divisions and encourages volunteers to participate in existing programs for adult and juvenile offenders in those divisions. The general assembly finds that such volunteers should be allowed, where practical and within the safety and security requirements of the applicable institution or program, to meet with and freely communicate with offenders to assist with the rehabilitation and transition of such offenders, in order to establish support groups and systems outside of the correctional facility.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 381,§ 18, eff. 6/6/2017.
L. 90: Entire article added, p. 980, § 1, effective May 14. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 2653, § 132, effective July 1. L. 2008: Entire section amended, p. 1104, § 6, effective July 1. L. 2017: Entire section amended, (HB 17-1329), ch. 381, p. 1970, § 18, effective June 6.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 1994 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 345, Session Laws of Colorado 1994.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 17-18-101 — 17-34-102) › PROGRAMS (§§ 17-27-101 — 17-34-102) › Article 31 - VOLUNTEERISM IN THE JUVENILE AND ADULT CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-104) › Section 17-31-103 - Volunteers - rehabilitation and transition - programs

(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 following institutions and programs:
(a)
Any correctional facility or county or city and county jail;
(b)
Any community correctional facility or program operated pursuant to article
27
of this title;
(c)
The adult parole program of the division of adult parole within the department;
(d)
The juvenile parole program of the division of youth services within the department of human services;
(e)
Any intensive supervision program operated by the department or operated by a local government under contract with the department pursuant to section
17-27.5-101
;
(f)
Any work release or education release program pursuant to section
18-1.3-207
, C.R.S.;
(g)
Any intensive supervision probation program, established by the judicial department pursuant to section
18-1.3-208
, C.R.S.;
(h)
Any adjunct probation services program pursuant to section
16-11-214
, C.R.S.;
(i)
The juvenile diversion program established and administered by the division of criminal justice of the department of public safety.
(j)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 92, p. 2174, § 25, effective June 2, 1992.)
(2)
Each division may implement programs in addition to those set forth in subsection (1) of this section which utilize volunteers to assist in such division with such division's parole, probation, or other offender rehabilitation functions.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 381,§ 20, eff. 6/6/2017.
L. 90: Entire article added, p. 981, § 1, effective May 14. L. 92: (1)(j) amended, p. 2174, § 25, effective June 2. L. 94: (1)(d) amended, p. 2654, § 134, effective July 1. L. 96: (1)(e) amended, p. 843, § 4, effective May 23. L. 2000: (1)(c) amended, pp. 849, 858, §§ 50, 70, effective May 24. L. 2002: (1)(f) and (1)(g) amended, p. 1509, § 175, effective October 1. L. 2008: (1)(d) amended, p. 1104, § 8, effective July 1. L. 2017: (1)(d) amended, (HB 17-1329), ch. 381, p. 1970, § 20, effective June 6.
Amendments to subsection (1)(c) by sections 50 and 70 of House Bill 00-1133 were harmonized.
For the legislative declaration contained in the 1994 act amending this section, see section 1 of chapter 345, Session Laws of Colorado 1994. For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsections (1)(f) and (1)(g), see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 17-18-101 — 17-34-102) › PROGRAMS (§§ 17-27-101 — 17-34-102) › Article 31 - VOLUNTEERISM IN THE JUVENILE AND ADULT CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM (§§ 17-31-101 — 17-31-104) › Section 17-31-104 - Right to visit offenders

(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 reasonable times and for purposes within such guidelines as may be prescribed by the division of adult parole within the department, if such volunteer presents no security risk to such institution or program and has received basic training in volunteer services. Nothing in this section shall restrict the right of a warden of any facility or program from denying access to a facility or program to a volunteer seeking to visit any offender or offenders.
(2)
The rights set forth and recognized under subsection (1) of this section are subject to the right of any offender to refuse such visitation.
L. 90: Entire article added, p. 981, § 1, effective May 14. L. 94: (1) amended, p. 604, § 11, effective July 1. L. 2000: (1) amended, pp. 849, 858, §§ 51, 71, effective May 24.
Amendments to subsection (1) by sections 51 and 71 of House Bill 00-1133 were harmonized.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 17-18-101 — 17-34-102) › PROGRAMS (§§ 17-27-101 — 17-34-102) › Article 32 - CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (§§ 17-32-101 — 17-32-108) › Section 17-32-101 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Correctional Education Program Act of 1990".
L. 90: Entire article added, p. 971, § 1, effective July 1.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 17-18-101 — 17-34-102) › PROGRAMS (§§ 17-27-101 — 17-34-102) › Article 32 - CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (§§ 17-32-101 — 17-32-108) › Section 17-32-102 - Legislative declaration

(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 among persons in the custody of the department contribute to their inability to successfully reintegrate into society upon their release from custody and the likelihood of their return to criminal activity; and
(b)
Research demonstrates a clear relationship between employment of such persons and a reduction in their recidivism.
(3)
It is therefore the intent of the general assembly in enacting this article to:
(a)
Develop and implement a comprehensive competency-based educational and vocational program to combat illiteracy and develop marketable employment skills among persons in correctional facilities so they can become productive members of society when they are reintegrated into society; and
(b)
Ensure that state funding is provided to educational and vocational programs that meet performance objectives, provide market-relevant training, and are proven to increase the likelihood that persons who are released from a correctional facility will successfully reintegrate into society.
L. 90: Entire article added, p. 971, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 850, § 52, effective May 24. L. 2010: Entire section amended, (HB 10-1112), ch. 57, p. 205, §1, effective August 11.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 17-18-101 — 17-34-102) › PROGRAMS (§§ 17-27-101 — 17-34-102) › Article 32 - CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (§§ 17-32-101 — 17-32-108) › Section 17-32-103 - Definitions

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 this article in order to ensure that each such person reaches maximum proficiency and readiness for reintegration into society.
(2) and (3)
Repealed.
L. 90: Entire article added, p. 971, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2000: (2) and (3) repealed, p. 850, § 53, effective May 24. L. 2010: (1) amended, (HB 10-1112), ch. 57, p. 206, §2, effective August 11.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 17-18-101 — 17-34-102) › PROGRAMS (§§ 17-27-101 — 17-34-102) › Article 32 - CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (§§ 17-32-101 — 17-32-108) › Section 17-32-104 - [Repealed]

L. 90: Entire article added, p. 972, § 1, effective July 1. L. 94: (2)(e) repealed, p. 630, § 3, effective April 14. L. 2000: Entire section repealed, p. 850, § 54, effective May 24.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 17-18-101 — 17-34-102) › PROGRAMS (§§ 17-27-101 — 17-34-102) › Article 32 - CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (§§ 17-32-101 — 17-32-108) › Section 17-32-107 - Correctional education program fund

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 contributions, grants, gifts, bequests, and donations from individuals, private organizations, and foundations. The moneys in the fund are subject to annual appropriation by the general assembly to the program for the purpose of developing and implementing a correctional education program. Any moneys not appropriated or not expended at the end of the fiscal year remain in the fund and shall not be transferred to or revert to the general fund of the state. Any interest earned on the investment or deposit of moneys in the fund remains in the fund and shall not be credited to the general fund of the state.
Amended by 2016 Ch. 89,§ 4, eff. 4/14/2016.
L. 90: Entire article added, p. 976, § 1, effective July 1. L. 2000: Entire section amended, p. 851, § 57, effective May 24. L. 2016: Entire section amended, (SB 16-099), ch. 89, p. 250, § 4, effective April 14.
For the legislative declaration in SB 16-099, see section 1 of chapter 89, Session Laws of Colorado 2016.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS (§§ 17-18-101 — 17-34-102) › PROGRAMS (§§ 17-27-101 — 17-34-102) › Article 32 - CORRECTIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAM (§§ 17-32-101 — 17-32-108) › Section 17-32-108 - Sale of goods and services

(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 for inmates and fulfills the goals and objectives of the program.
(b)
The department shall adopt procedures for hearing complaints of unfair competition by privately owned businesses. If a privately owned business makes a complaint of unfair competition in relation to the activities of the correctional education program, the department shall hold a hearing on the complaint. The executive director or his or her designee shall hear the complaint, and the decision of the director or designee is final. As part of the report required by section
17-32-105(8)
, the department shall report the number of complaints filed pursuant to this paragraph (b) and the outcome of the complaints.
(2)
(a)
The program shall fix and determine the prices at which all labor is performed and at which all goods and services produced are sold. Such prices must be as near to the prevailing market prices for goods and services of similar quality as is practical or goods and services sold through the Colorado community college system pursuant to section
24-113-104
, C.R.S.
(b)
The program shall ensure that the level of quality of goods and services produced is comparable to similar goods and services available from the private sector or the Colorado community college system. The sale of such goods or services shall not give rise to any warranties. No refund or replacement shall be made after ninety days from the date of the sale.
(c)
The correctional education program shall transmit all revenues collected by the program from the sale of goods or services to the state treasurer for deposit in the correctional education program fund, created pursuant to section
17-32-107
.
Added by 2016 Ch. 89,§ 3, eff. 4/14/2016.
L. 2016: Entire section added, (SB 16-099), ch. 89, p. 250, § 3, effective April 14.
For the legislative declaration in SB 16-099, see section 1 of chapter 89, Session Laws of Colorado 2016.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAMS (§§ 17-40-101 — 17-41-101) › Article 40 - COLORADO DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM (§§ 17-40-101 — 17-40-108) › Section 17-40-101 - Definitions

As used in this article 40, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1)
"Brain injury" has the same meaning as set forth in section
26-1-301
(1.5).
(1.3)
"Correctional institution" means the correctional facilities at Cañon City, the correctional facilities at Buena Vista, or any other institution established for the rehabilitation of male or female offenders.
(1.5)
"Diagnostic center" means the diagnostic center located within the city and county of Denver.
(2)
"Diagnostic services" means diagnostic examination and evaluation programs, including medical and dental evaluations, psychological testing, and academic and vocational assessment. "Diagnostic services" also includes identification of special needs, such as protective custody, services for persons who have behavioral or mental health disorders or intellectual and developmental disabilities, and special arrangements for those deemed potentially disruptive to institutional safety and operation.
(3)
(Deleted by amendment, L. 94, p. 605, § 12, effective July 1, 1994.)
(4)
"Superintendent" means the administrative head of the diagnostic center.
Amended by 2021 Ch. 456, § 2, eff. 7/6/2021.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 263, § 136, eff. 5/25/2017.
L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 947, § 10, effective August 1. L. 78: (1.5) added and (4) amended, p. 357, § 3, effective April 27. L. 79: (1), (1.5), and (4) amended, p. 699, § 67, effective July 1. L. 86: (1.5) and (2) amended, p. 767, § 1, effective May 8. L. 94: (1.5), (3), and (4) amended, p. 605, § 12, effective July 1. L. 2006: (2) amended, p. 1399, § 48, effective August 7. L. 2017: IP and (2) amended, (SB 17-242), ch. 1304, p. 1304, § 136, effective May 25. L. 2021: (1) amended and (1.3) added, (SB 21-138), ch. 3041, p. 3041, § 2, effective July 6.
This section is similar to former § 27-40-101 as it existed prior to 1977.
For the legislative declaration in SB 17-242, see section 1 of chapter 263, Session Laws of Colorado 2017. For the legislative declaration in SB 21-138, see section 1 of chapter 456, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAMS (§§ 17-40-101 — 17-41-101) › Article 40 - COLORADO DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM (§§ 17-40-101 — 17-40-108) › Section 17-40-102 - Program established

(1)
There is hereby established the Colorado diagnostic program, referred to in this article as the "program".
(2)
The primary function and purpose of the program shall be to provide a diagnostic examination and evaluation of all offenders sentenced by the courts of this state, so that each such offender may be assigned to a correctional institution or a program established pursuant to article
27.7
of this title which has the type of security and, to the extent possible, appropriate programs of education, employment, and treatment available, which are designed to accomplish maximum rehabilitation of such offender and to prepare an offender for placement into as productive an employment as possible following imprisonment.
L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 948, § 10, effective August 1. L. 78: (2) amended, p. 357, § 4, effective April 27. L. 90: (2) amended, p. 965, § 2, effective June 7.
This section is similar to former § 27-40-102 as it existed prior to 1977.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAMS (§§ 17-40-101 — 17-41-101) › Article 40 - COLORADO DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM (§§ 17-40-101 — 17-40-108) › Section 17-40-103 - Examination of offenders - report

(1)
As soon as possible after July 1, 1974, each offender entering the diagnostic center shall receive appropriate diagnostic services, and each offender's treatment and employment needs shall be identified. Information provided pursuant to section
17-40-104
shall be considered in structuring the rehabilitation program. An offender shall be assigned to the assessment program for a period not to exceed sixty days; except that an offender may be held for an additional thirty days upon approval of the executive director. Upon completion of the recommended rehabilitation report, it shall be transmitted by the superintendent to the executive director, who, within fifteen days, shall cause the offender to be:
(a)
Assigned to a correctional institution or to a program established pursuant to article
27.7
of this title, unless otherwise prohibited by law, based upon the examination and study of the offender; or
(b)
Upon order of the court, returned to the court for the purpose of granting probation or other modification of sentence.
(2)
A copy of the recommended rehabilitation report shall be shown and explained to the offender upon request; except that the executive director may withhold any information he deems to be detrimental to the rehabilitation of the offender.
(3)
Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict or deny the power of the court to grant an application for postconviction review pursuant to section
18-1-410
, C.R.S.
L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 948, § 10, effective August 1. L. 78: IP(1) amended, p. 357, § 5, effective April 27. L. 90: (1)(a) amended, p. 965, § 3, effective June 7. L. 94: IP(1) amended, p. 605, § 13, effective July 1. L. 97: IP(1) amended, p. 27, § 4, effective March 20.
This section is similar to former § 27-40-103 as it existed prior to 1977.
For the requirement that sentenced persons be confined in the diagnostic center, see § 16-11-308(2).
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAMS (§§ 17-40-101 — 17-41-101) › Article 40 - COLORADO DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM (§§ 17-40-101 — 17-40-108) › Section 17-40-104 - Responsibility to the program of court imposing sentence

Before or at the same time any offender is transported to the diagnostic center, the sentencing court shall transmit to the superintendent of the program any available presentence report, offense report, or diagnostic or clinical information and any recommendation the court may deem appropriate.
L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 948, § 10, effective August 1. L. 78: Entire section amended, p. 357, § 6, effective April 27. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 700, § 68, effective July 1. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 605, § 14, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 27-40-104 as it existed prior to 1977.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAMS (§§ 17-40-101 — 17-41-101) › Article 40 - COLORADO DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM (§§ 17-40-101 — 17-40-108) › Section 17-40-105 - Appointment of personnel to the program

Subject to the provisions of section 13 of article XII of the state constitution, the executive director shall appoint the superintendent. The superintendent shall appoint such supervisors, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, correctional specialists, and other officers and employees as are deemed necessary. No inmate of any correctional institution shall be appointed to any task directly involved with the diagnostic services provided by the program. This shall not prohibit tasks performed by inmates in custodial capacities and food service duties and similar tasks approved by the executive director.
L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 948, § 10, effective August 1. L. 78: Entire section amended, p. 358, § 7, effective April 27. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 606, § 15, effective July 1.
This section is similar to former § 27-40-105 as it existed prior to 1977.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAMS (§§ 17-40-101 — 17-41-101) › Article 40 - COLORADO DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM (§§ 17-40-101 — 17-40-108) › Section 17-40-106 - Responsibilities of the superintendent

(1)
The superintendent shall be responsible for the administration of diagnostic services and the supervision of the employees of the program.
(2)
The superintendent shall be responsible for the management, control, regulation, and operation of the physical facilities and for the reception, discipline, and confinement of all offenders.
(3)
The superintendent or superintendent's designee shall separate all offenders in the diagnostic program from the offenders in the correctional institution.
(4)
(a)
The superintendent may implement a behavioral or mental health disorder screening program to screen offenders entering the diagnostic center. If the superintendent chooses to implement a behavioral or mental health disorder screening program, the superintendent shall use the standardized screening instrument developed pursuant to section
16-11.9-102
and conduct the screening in accordance with procedures established pursuant to said section.
(b)
Prior to implementation of a behavioral or mental health disorder screening program pursuant to this subsection (4), if implementation of the program would require an increase in appropriations, the superintendent shall submit to the joint budget committee a request for funding in the amount necessary to implement the behavioral or mental health disorder screening program. If implementation of the behavioral or mental health disorder screening program would require an increase in appropriations, implementation of the program is conditional upon approval of the funding request.
Amended by 2017 Ch. 263,§ 137, eff. 5/25/2017.
L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 949, § 10, effective August 1. L. 78: (2) and (3) amended, p. 358, § 8, effective April 27. L. 94: (1) and (3) amended, p. 606, § 16, effective July 1. L. 2002: (4) added, p. 574, § 3, effective May 24. L. 2017: (4) amended, (SB 17-242), ch. 263, p. 1304, § 137, effective May 25.
This section is similar to former § 27-40-106 as it existed prior to 1977.
For the legislative declaration in SB 17-242, see section 1 of chapter 263, Session Laws of Colorado 2017.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAMS (§§ 17-40-101 — 17-41-101) › Article 40 - COLORADO DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM (§§ 17-40-101 — 17-40-108) › Section 17-40-107 - Transfer of prisoners for examination - assignment

The executive director may transfer any offender to the program for study and examination and, upon completion thereof, shall cause the offender to be assigned pursuant to this article.
L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 949, § 10, effective August 1.
This section is similar to former § 27-40-107 as it existed prior to 1977.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAMS (§§ 17-40-101 — 17-41-101) › Article 40 - COLORADO DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM (§§ 17-40-101 — 17-40-108) › Section 17-40-108 - Brain injury pilot program - report - repeal

(1)
Subject to available appropriations, the department shall implement the brain injury pilot program, referred to in this section as the "pilot program". The purpose of the pilot program is to evaluate outcomes for individuals with a brain injury who received screening and support while in the criminal justice system. As a part of the pilot program, the department shall provide a screening evaluation for a brain injury for all offenders at one correctional institution.
(2)
Notwithstanding section
24-1-136(11)(a)(I)
to the contrary, on or before January 1, 2022, and each January 1 thereafter, the department shall submit a report to the judiciary committees of the senate and the house of representatives, or any successor committees, regarding the implementation of the pilot program. The report must include, if available:
(a)
Best practices for screening individuals for a brain injury upon intake and reentry;
(b)
Best practices for training staff on the symptoms and significance of a brain injury;
(c)
Best practices for providing the services described in section
26-1-304
within the criminal justice system to individuals who screen positive for a brain injury;
(d)
Best practices for providing accommodations within the criminal justice system to individuals who screen positive for a brain injury; and
(e)
Identification or recommendation of additional services that may be necessary to support individuals in the criminal justice system who screen positive for a brain injury.
(3)
The department may contract with medical or behavioral health professionals to administer brain injury screenings and deliver the services described in section
26-1-304
.
(4)
This section is repealed, effective June 30, 2026.
Added by 2021 Ch. 456,§3, eff. 7/6/2021.
L. 2021: Entire section added, (SB 21-138), ch. 3042, p. 3042, § 3, effective July 6.
For the legislative declaration in SB 21-138, see section 1 of chapter 456, Session Laws of Colorado 2021.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAMS (§§ 17-40-101 — 17-41-101) › Article 41 - [Repealed] (§ 17-41-101) › Section 17-41-101 - to 17-41-104 - [Repealed]

(1) Section 17-41-104 provided for the repeal of this article, effective July 1, 1984. (See L. 81, p. 968.)
(2) This article was added in 1981.
2023 Colorado Revised Statutes › Title 17 - CORRECTIONS (§§ 17-1-101 — 17-42-105) › MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 17-42-101 — 17-42-105) › Article 42 - MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS (§§ 17-42-101 — 17-42-105) › Section 17-42-101 - Freedom of worship

(1)
All persons who are confined to a correctional facility as defined in section
17-1-102
shall have the right to worship according to the dictates of their consciences, and such persons shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to freely exercise their religious beliefs without fear of retaliation or discrimination for the free exercise thereof. The practice of religion by any particular sect may not be curtailed or prohibited unless such practices threaten the reasonable security interests of the correctional facility.
(2)
Upon the request of any inmate, and to the extent practicable and consistent with reasonable security considerations, religious facilities shall be made available in a nondiscriminatory manner. Services shall be held and advice and ministration given within the buildings or grounds of the correctional facility where the inmate is confined. Attendance at any services so provided shall be voluntary.
(3)
The department shall permit access to objects of a religious nature where possession of such objects would not unduly burden the reasonable security interests of the correctional facility. Prison officials shall accord appropriate respect for sacred objects. When the reasonable security interests of the correctional facility necessitate the inspection of any sacred object, such inspection shall be done visually.
(4)
In order to provide for and attend to the spiritual needs of inmates, the department shall permit inmates to consult with and receive spiritual advice and ministration from a spiritual leader.
(5)
This section shall not require the department of corrections to construct additional facilities, remodel or reconfigure existing structures, or hire additional employees to meet the directives of this section.
L. 92: Entire article added, p. 250, § 1, effective May 26.