Criminal Justice Overview 2007
Overview of the Colorado Adult Criminal Justice System
Colorado Legislative Council
Research Publication No. 563
TABLE OF CONTENTS
FELONY AND MISDEMEANOR PENALTIES
CHAPTER 1 Colorado's Adult Sentencing Laws
Sentencing Ranges
Special Sentencing Categories
Habitual Offender Statutes
Sentencing Grid
CHAPTER 2 Colorado's Adult Offender Population
Adult Offender Population Overview
Comparison of Rates of correctional Supervision Across
the U.S.
CHAPTER 3 Crime and Criminal History Characteristics
Inmate Population and New Commitments Overview
New Commitments
Inmate Population
Crimes of Male and Female DOC Inmates
CHAPTER 4 Ten-Year History of State Correctional Facilities,
Population, & Funding
Correctional Facilities in Colorado
Appropriations for Operating & Capital Construction Costs
CHAPTER 5 Parole
Parole Eligibility
Pre-parole Procedures
The Parole Board
Parole Release Hearings and the Decision-Making Process
Supervision on Parole - Division of Adult Parole
The Revocation Process
The Parole Population
Parole and DOC Community Corrections Funding History
