COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS BOARDS
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COLORADO COALITION OF COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS PROGRAMS
The Coalition is comprised of owners and directors of community corrections programs throughout the state. The mission of this group is to provide opportunities for Community Corrections professionals to collaborate, learn from each other, and provide expertise to those in the criminal justice arena seeking better insight into Community Correction services. Through these practices, the Coalition strives to support its members in their efforts to serve their communities by enhancing public safety, delivering effective correctional treatment, and utilizing best practices in the field.
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COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (DCJ)
DCJ is one of four divisions within the Colorado Department of Public Safety (CDPS). The Colorado General Assembly, in establishing DCJ, declared that it's purpose was to improve all areas of the administration of criminal justice in Colorado both immediately and in the long term. The mission of DCJ is to improve the public safety of the community, the qualify of services to crime victims and the effectiveness of services to offenders. This is accomplished through analyzing policy, conducting criminal justice research, managing programs and administering grants. Within DCJ, the office of Community Corrections is the the entity that contracts with community correction boards, provides oversight to contracts and programs, collects, analyzes and reports on data regarding community corrections programs and client outcomes, and offers training in evidence=based practices and board members.
For more information about DCJ please follow the below link:
About the Division of Criminal Justice | Division of Criminal Justice (colorado.gov)
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
The mission of the Colorado Department of Corrections (DOC) is to protect the public through efficient and effective management of offenders by holding offenders accountable and engaging them in opportunities to make positive hehavioral changes and become law-abiding, productive citizens. DOC is the agency that manages and runs the stat's incarceration facilities and is also responsible for the safe supervision of offenders in appropriate community placements. Community Corrections works closely with the DOC in the transfer of offenders to community placements.
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COLORADO JUDICIAL BRANCH
The Colorado Judicial Branch joins the legislative and executive branches to form the government of the state of Colorado. The Judicial Branch is charged with two responsibilities: resolving disputes and supervising offenders on probation. Some probationers are placed in community correction facilities as a condition of probation, or may be sentenced to Community Corrections upon failure at probation supervision.
For more information about the Colorado Judicial Branch please follow the link below:
COLORADO PAROLE BOARD
The Colorado Board of Parole is comprised of seven members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate. Current members are : J.R. Hall (Chair Person), Randi Moore (Vice Chair), Joe Morales, Michelle Geng, Darlene Alcala, Stephen Holmes, Greg Saiz, and Dr. LaKisha Sharp, Ph. D. The Board is charged with screening offenders in prison who are parole-eligible and determining their readiness for placement in the community on parole or in a community corrections facility.
For more information about the Colorado Parole Board please follow the link below:
THE COLORADO CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM COALITION (CCJRC)
The Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition (CCJRC) is a non-profit organization that was formed to halt the exponential growth of the state prison population. CCJRC believes that we are currently overusing incarceration and that a comprehensive reevaluation of current criminal justice policy is necessary. They advocate for the expansion of funding for treatment, alternatives to incarceration, and reintegration services to people leaving prison. They also unconditionally oppose the use of for-profit prisons in Colorado.
For more information about CCJRC please follow the link below:
Homepage - Colorado Criminal Justice Reform Coalition (ccjrc.org)