Community Corrections
PURPOSE
The Community Corrections Division operates under C.R.S. 17-27-101, et seq., to provide courts, State Department of Corrections, and the State Board of Parole with more flexibility and a broader range of correctional options for offenders while ensuring public safety.
The Division supports the Community Corrections Board and facilitates the screening process for offenders being referred for placement and management of State funds and fiscal records. It also provides planning, policy, and program operations and development and serves as the County's contract agent. The Division offers legislative review and analysis and acts as the research and evaluation unit for community corrections.
Community Corrections Board
The Division also supports the Juvenile Community Review Board, facilitating the screening of juvenile offenders being referred for community placement.
Juvenile Community Review Board
PURPOSE
A board appointed by the El Paso County Board of Commissioners to review placement of any youth committed to the Colorad State Department of Human Services in residential community placements within El Paso County. This Board may either approve or disapprove these placements.
Prior to placement the Board reviews information provided to them by the Department of Human Services.
This Board operates under 19-2-210, Colorado Revsed Statutes.