Colorado § 17-27.5-101 - Authority to establish intensive supervision programs for parolees and community corrections offenders.

§ 17-27.5-101. Authority to establish intensive supervision programs for parolees and community corrections offenders.

(1) (a) The department shall have the authority to establish and directly operate an intensive supervision program for any offender not having more than one hundred eighty days remaining until such offender's parole eligibility date and for any offender who successfully completes a regimented inmate discipline program pursuant to article 27.7 of this title.

(b) The department is authorized to refer for placement to an intensive supervision program operated under the jurisdiction of units of local government under contract with and approved by the department:

(I) Any offender not having more than one hundred eighty days remaining until such offender's parole eligibility date and any offender who successfully completes a regimented inmate discipline program pursuant to article 27.7 of this title;

(II) Any offender who has met program objectives of a residential community corrections program.

(c) The department shall have the authority to contract with community corrections programs and other providers for intensive supervision services subject to the approval of the affected unit of local government. In contracting for such programs, the department shall obtain the advice and consent of affected units of local government and shall consider the needs of the communities and offenders for successful reintegration into communities and the appropriate allocation of resources for effective correction of offenders.

(2) The department may place in an intensive supervision program authorized pursuant to subsection (1) of this section any offender who has been referred to a community corrections program pursuant to section 18-1.3-301 (2)(b), C.R.S., and approved for placement in the program pursuant to section 17-27-103 (5) or section 17-27-104 (3) if the placement will not increase the overall vacancy rate as of June 30, 1995, for the community corrections program.

Source: L. 86: Entire article RC&RE, p. 764, § 6, effective May 28. L. 89: Entire section R&RE, p. 883, § 1, effective July 1. L. 91: Entire section amended, p. 342, § 2, effective June 1. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 44, § 1, effective July 1. L. 95: Entire section amended, p. 1276, § 14, effective June 5. L. 96: (1) amended, p. 842, § 1, effective May 23. L. 98: (1)(a) and (1)(b)(I) amended, p. 319, § 3, effective July 1. L. 2002: (2) amended, p. 1508, § 171, effective October 1. L. 2026: IP(1)(b) and (1)(b)(II) amended, (SB 26-036), ch. 261, p. 1449, § 6, effective June 1.

Cross references: For the legislative declaration contained in the 2002 act amending subsection (2), see section 1 of chapter 318, Session Laws of Colorado 2002. For the legislative declaration in SB 26-036, see section 1 of chapter 261, Session Laws of Colorado 2026.