Purpose:
The purpose of the Colorado Association of Community Corrections
Boards (CACCB) shall be to improve the efficiency and effectiveness
of community corrections programs in Colorado by providing services
to its members to assist them in matters of governance, evaluation
and operation. CACCB shall also represent the interests of its
members at the state and national levels on issues of importance
to community corrections programs and local community corrections
boards.
Function of Community Corrections:
Community corrections is a viable alternative to incarceration
in prison for offenders convicted of less severe offenses who
would otherwise be prison bound. Community corrections also provides
services to offenders in transition from prison to parole and
for parolees released by the Colorado Parole Board. One of the
main purposes of community corrections is the productive reintegration
of offenders back into society. View the 2007-08 community corrections fact sheet in PDF.
Community Corrections Boards:
Community corrections boards are authorized under Title 17, Article 27 of the Colorado Revised Statute to administer funds allocated by the Colorado legislature through the Division of Criminal Justice (DCJ) for community corrections placement. Boards enter into contracts with programs to provide services for and supervision of offenders. In an effort to promote public safety, boards establish and enforce standards of operation of programs and exercise authority to accept or reject any offender referred for placement.
Community Corrections Case Law Decisions:
View a Community Corrections Case Law Update 2005
[in pdf format!]
Funding:
The budget for FY 08-09 is 48 million dollars which will fund 1297 diversion
beds, 1499 transition beds,10 sex offender beds, 1230 non-residential slots,
98 Intensive Residential Treatment (IRT) beds for drug and alcohol abuse, 80
condition of parole beds, 14 women's remediation beds, 105 mental health differential
beds, and 175 Day Reporting slots. The daily cost of a community corrections
bed is $37.74 with non-residential being $4.80 per day. Community corrections
costs are significantly lower that the $75.58 per day to house an individual
in the Department of Corrections.
Offenders placed in community corrections are required to work to pay
restitution, court costs and fines, supervision costs, and room and board. They
are also required to pay federal, state, and local taxes and participate in
offender specific treatment. Those offenders without a high school diploma are
required to work towards their GED.
Programs:
There are 34 residential community corrections programs in the state which
supply a total capacity of 1956 beds. This includes 5 programs exclusively for women and 3 Intensive Resident
Treatment (IRT) programs for inpatient alcohol and drug treatment.
Community corrections programs are audited to assure compliance
with standards adopted by DCJ and local community corrections
boards.
Board members:
Janelle Shaver, President (1st Judicial District)
Diane Tramutola-Lawson, Past President (2nd Judicial District)
Steve Reynolds, Vice-President (9th Judicial District)
Ron Olson, Secretary (18th Judicial District)
Marlene Hiller, Treasurer (1st Judicial District)
Lori Lucero-Ferman, Administrative Coordinator (1st Judicial District)
Richard Pacheco, At-large Member (12th Judical District)
For information on the CACCB, please contact Lori Lucero-FermanStandards for Community Corrections Programs from the Department of Public Safety
Current Community Corrections Standards {revised July 2005}Standards for Community Corrections Programs from the Department of Public Safety
Old Community Corrections Standards
2006 Recidivism Study by DCJ Kim English and Nicole Burrell
2005 SUMMIT ON COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS SUMMARY OF ISSUES
Summit Recommendations July 2005