2000-01 parole board annual report
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COLORADO
BOARD OF
PAROLE
NNU L REPORT
FOR
YE R 2 2 1
BILL O WEN S
GOVERNOR OF COLORADO
DON VAN PELT
CHAIRMAN
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
I.
ORGAN I Z AT IONA L CHAR T i
II. BOARD
MEMBER
BIOGRAPHIES ii, iii ,
iv
III.
MIS SION S TATEMENT v
IV. HISTORY OF PAROLE BOARD vi, vii
V.
BOARD RESPONSIBILITIES
viii
VI. STATUTORY CONDITIONS
OF
PAROLE
ix
VII.
COMMON QUESTIONS
ASKED
ABOUT PAROLE x, xi
GLOSSARY
xii,xiii,xiv
CHARTS
AND GRA PH S
TOTAL
HEARINGS by CATEGORY
FY00/01 1
4-YR COMPARISON/TOTAL
HEARINGS FY97-FY01 2
APPLICATIONS
PROCESSED FY00/01 3
4-YR
COMPARISON RELEASES
FY97-FY01 4
REVOCATION HEARINGS by RESULTS FY00/01 5
REVOCATION HEARINGS CUMULATIVE by MONTH FY00/01 6
REVOCATION HEARINGS CUMULATIVE MONTHLY by
RESULTS FY00/01 7
SELF REVOCATIONS FY00/01 8
HEARING TAPES COPIED
FY00/01 9
LETTERS
in
RESPONSE
to
CORRESPONDENCE
FY00/01 10
CDOC
PAROLE
BOARD HEARINGS
AND
DECISIONS 11
A. P A R O L E B O A R D D E C IS I ON S FY97-FY01
B. PAROLE BOARD RELEASE DECISIONS FACILITY BREAKDOWN - FYOl
C. PAROLE BOARD REVOCATION DECISIONS PAROLE BREAKDOWN - FYOl
D. DISCRETIONARY PAROLE BOARD DECISIONS RELEASES - FY 01
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THE O RD MEM ERS
H IRM NDON
V N
PELTwas
initially appointed as the Parole Chairman
onApril 17, 2000. Hewas reappointedfor a 2nd termeffectiveJuly 1, 2001. Mr. Van Pelt had
previously represented an International drug testing company that specialized in criminal justice
and workplace related drug testing.
Mr. Van Pelt is a native of Colorado and received his Bachelor's Degree in Education from the
University ofNorthern Colorado. After three years as a high school teacher and coach at Arvada
WestHighSchool, he entered the Federal Bureauof Investigation as a SpecialAgent in 1966
serving in Arkansas, Louisiana and Colorado. Afterretiring from the Bureau in 1990, he was
employed as theManager
of
Corporate Financial Investigations for
Rocky
Mountain Health Care
Corporation (Blue Cross and Blue Shieldof Colorado, NewMexico andNevada) and
subsequently for the ColoradoDepartmentof Corrections as theProject Directorof the Inmate
Drug Reduction Program (IDRP).
Mr.Van Pelt has served in the public sector for over thirtyyears and has also been active in
numerous
professional organizations and community
based public
service
programs.
L RR
YJ
SCHW RZ was appointed
to theColorado Board of Parole on August
11, 1997,becameVice-ChairmanOctober1, 1997, and Chairman effectiveMarch 1, 1999thru
October 15, 1999. He
was
reappointed
for a
2nd
term
effective
July
1,
2000.
Prior
to
the August
1997
appointment, he was servinga second termas StateRepresentative forHouseDistrict 44.
In
addition
to his
over
40
year
career in
truck and rail transportation,
he has owned and
operated
a
farm
and
ranch,
taught
Junior
College,
and
was
a
part-time deputy
sheriff
achieving the
rank
of
Captain, for over eleven years.
Mr. Schwarz was
born
and raised in Illinois, coming to Colorado in
1977.
Larry received an
Associate
Degree
inTraffic and
Transportation from
Carl Sandburg
College. He
also
holds
credits
and certificates
in
Transportation Law from
Bradley University
and Humboldt
Institute,
plus numerous certificates from Denver University and others in
the
fields
of
Preliminary Police
Training and
Mandatory
Firearms
Laws,
Accounting, EEO/AA, and
several
otherbusiness
related
subjects.
He
holds Federal
Licenses topractice
transportation
law
before
the
Interstate
Commerce Commission, now known as the Surface Transportation Board, and Federal Maritime
Co m m i ssi o n .
Mr. Schwarz
serves
on the
Pueblo
Community
College
Advisory Council
and Fremont
National
Bank's
Board
ofDirectors. Hebelongs to the Florence Lions, andhas beena member of
numerous
organizations such as Past President
and
Board
Member ofthe Fremont
County
Economic
Development
Corporation, Past
President
of
the Custer-Fremont County Farm
Bureau,
Past
President
of the
Denver Chapter
of the
Association
of
Transportation Practitioners, and
literally dozens
of
others.
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DONALD A ALDERS
prior to his appointment to the Parole Board in July 1995.
Mr. Alders started his Criminal Justice career as a police officer in Gunnison, Colorado. He
became a parole officer with the Colorado Department
of
Corrections in December 1965and had
numerous assignments. In July 1986, he was appointed to the Colorado Parole Board and served
as Chairman for several months. From July 1987, Mr. Alders was the Parole Board
Administrator.
No t
only has Mr. Alders been a public servant for 33 years, he has been active as
a volunteer with several non-profit organizations in his community for over 20 years.
Mr. Alders was reappointed to complete the term ofMr. Trujillo effective March 1, 1999, and
reappointed to serve a full-term effective July 1, 1999.
URTIS
W
DEVIN appointed March 3, 1997 to the Colorado Board of Parole.
Hewas reappointed to a 2nd termeffective July1,2001. Priorto his appointment, Mr. Devin
servedwith the Colorado Departmentof Corrections for over ten years holding positions of
Correctional Officer, Sergeant,Lieutenant, CaseManager, andCaseManager Supervisor.
Mr.
Devingraduated with a Bachelor's
Degree
in Business Administration fromRegis
University. He is a member of the American Correctional Association, Colorado Correctional
Association,
andNational
Association
of
Blacks
in
Criminal
Justice-Colorado
Springs
Chapter.
Mr. Devin served
in theUnited
States Armed Services
for
nearly
twenty-five
years,
retiring in
1995 at the rank of First Sergeant.
RODNEYGOMEZ appointed April 1, 1999to the Colorado Board of Parole.
Rodwas born inNew Yorkandcameto Colorado in
1982.
He beganhis law enforcement career
with the SteamboatSprings PoliceDepartment and laterservedon the Sheridan,Colorado Police
Department.
As
well
as
working
forthe
Denver District Attorney s Office
for the
last twelve years,
he served
in bothOperation DesertShieldandDesert Storm respectively. Heisthe founder of Denver's
G.R.A.S. P. (GangRescueand Support Project).
Mr. Gomez's term expired effective June 30, 2001.
DR RICHARD A M RTINEZ appointed
April 1,
1999
to the Colorado Board
ofParole.
Prior
to his appointment,
Dr.
Martinez served
as
a Pueblo
County Commissioner
since
1993,
serving
as
Chairman
in
1995
and 1996.
Presently
Dr.
Martinez
isan
eye
clinic consultant
with Colorado
Mental
Health Institute ofPueblo since May
1969.
Dr. Martinez holds a
Master
ofPublic Health
Degree
from
the
University
ofWashington s
School of
Public
Health and
Community
Medicine, Doctor of
Optometry Degree
from the
Southern
California College
ofOptometry, and aBachelor ofArts Degree from Adams State
College.
Dr. Martinez also completed
programs
at Harvard University
John
F. Kennedy School
ofGovernment,
Harvard
University School ofPublic Health, Johns Hopkins University School
of
Hygiene
and
Public
Health,
and
the
University
of
Santa Clara.
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Since early 1987, Dr. Martinez's Governor appointments have included: Chairman of the
Colorado Chemical Demilitarization Citizens' Advisory Commission, Colorado State Board
of
Health (President 1990 1991), Governor's AIDS Coordination Council, Pueblo Army Depot
Re-use Commission, Rural Job Training Local Elected Officials Board, State
of
Colorado
Juvenile Parole Board, as well as a Tenth Judicial District Appointment
of
Chairman, Senate Bill
94, Pueblo County. Additionally, he has served on numerous other Boards and Commissions.
While Dr. Martinez has had several meritorious awards serving as a Pueblo County
Commissioner, he also holds to his credits: the 1989Adams State College Outstanding Alumnus
Achievement Award, September 1984 Beautiful Puebloan Civic Award, 1977 and 1990
Colorado Optometric Associations' Distinguished Professional Service Awards, 1981 Colorado
Optometric Associations' Optometrist of the Year, 1985 Pueblo Latino Chamber
of
Commerce
Businessmanof the Year, Adams State CollegeWho's WhoAmong Students inAmerican
Universities andColleges, and the 1994 Special Recognition and 1979 Service Recognition
Awardsfrom PuebloCounty and theUniversity of Southern Colorado respectively.
SHARONBARTLETT WALKER was appointed to the Colorado Board
of
Parole effective September 16,
1999.
Sharon is a Colorado
native with
a Bachelor's Degree
from
Colorado State University.
Ms. Bartlett-Walker beganher career in corrections inMay 1973, working as botha Parole
Officer
and
a
Community
Program Agent
inthe
Denver area and
onthe
Western Slope
of
C o l o r a d o .
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COLORADO
STATE BOARD OF
PAROLE
MISS ION
S TATEMENT
T H E B O A R D O F P A R O LE
IS
A N I N T E G R A L P A R T O F T H E C R I M I N A L
J U S T I C E S Y S T E M O F T H E S T A TE O F C OL O RA DO . S TA T U TO R Y
A U T H O R I T Y F O R
T H E
B O A R D IS C O N T A I N E D
IN
C O L O R A D O
REVISED STATUTES SECTION 17-2-201 et seq. (1986).
To protect the public safety by utilizing the criteria set forth in the
statutes, the risk assessment guidelines, all pertinent data, and an
interview with the applicant.
To use agency and community resources as a bridge to help parolees
reach self-sufficiency, reintegration into the community, and stable
citizenship.
To return to prison thosewhoshowtheywill not be law abiding.
To use the full range of executive authority, in order to accentuate
equality, fairness, and justice for all under the jurisdiction
of
the State
B o a r d
o f
Par ol e.
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H I S T O R Y
O F
T H E
B O A R D
O F P A R O L E
EXCERPTS FR OM T HE FIRST
CO LOR ADO PAROLE LAW
On August 3, 1899, the following law went into effect.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of
the State of Colorado:
When a convict is sentenced to the State Penitentiary...thecourt imposing the sentence shall not
fix a definite term of imprisonment, but shall establish a maximum and minimum term which
said convict may be held in said prison.
TheGovernor shall haveauthority, undersuch
rules
andregulations as hemayprescribe, to
issue
a parole or permit to go at large to any convict...
Every such convict, while on parole, shall remain in the legal custody, and under the control of
the Commissioners
of
the Penitentiary...
The paroled convict who may,
upon
the
order
of the Governor, be returned to the penitentiary,
shall be retained therein accordingto the termsof his originalsentence...
This act shall
notbe construed in any
sense
to operate asa
discharge
of
any
convict
paroled
under its provisions, but simply a permit...
Colorado State Penitentiary Biennial Report 1899-1900
ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION
OF
THE
COLORADO PAROLE SYSTEM
1951
For
many
years
prior to the establishment of
the
Colorado Parole
Program,
by
the
Legislature
in
1951, paroles weregranted by theGovernor, usually on therecommendation of the
wardens
of
the
prison
orreformatory. After 1949, some supervision was maintained over
parolees by
county
sheriffs
or other
local
officials, under the
direction
of the
Attorney
General s office. Parolees
were required to send periodicmail reports to thewardens.
The
parole
law
of 1951
established
a
State
Board ofParole consisting of the Governor,
Lieutenant Governorand Attorney General. An amendment in
1953
authorized theGovernor to
appoint three
other persons totheboard. The
1951
law
designated
the
Governor
as
head
of the
Departmentof Parole, which it created with anExecutiveDirectoras administrative and
executive head oftheDivision of Administration. It was provided thattheDirector should have
his office
in
Denver
andthat
there should
be
four
Assistant
Directors,
oneof
whom should
maintain an office ineach Congressional
District
of
the
State.
In
addition
provisions
were
made
for
the
appointing parole officers
and
other employees.
Colorado StatePenitentiary Biennial Report 1950-1951
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EXCERPTS F R O M THE 98 W
RECRE TING T H E
C O L O R D O
O RD
OF
P ROLE
17-2-201. State board ofparole (l)(a) There is hereby created a state board
of
parole, referred to
in this part 2 as the board , which shall consist
of
seven members. The members
of
the board
shall be appointed by the governor and confirmed by the senate, and they shall devote their full
time to their duties as members of such board. The governor may remove a board member for
incompetency, neglect
of
duty, malfeasance in office continued failure to use the risk assessment
guidelines as required by section 17-22.5-404, or failure to regularly attend meetings as
determined by the governor. Final convictions of a felony during the term of office of a board
member shall automatically result in the disqualification
of
the member from further service on
theboard.The board shall be composedof tworepresentatives from lawenforcement, one
former paroleor probationofficer, andfour citizenrepresentative. Themembers of theboard
shall have knowledge
of parole, rehabilitation,
correctional administration, the functioning
of the
criminal justicesystem, andthe
issues
associated with victims of crime.
The
three designated
members
of the
board
shalleachhaveat
least five
years' education or experience, or a
combination thereof, in their respective
fields.
No
person
who has been convicted ofa felony or
of a misdemeanor involvingmoralturpitude or
who
has any financial interests whichconflict
with the
duties
ofa
member
of the
parole
board shall be
eligible for appointment. B)
The parole
board
in
existence prior
to
July 1, 1987
is
abolished
onJuly
1987.
The
governor shall appoint
a new parole
board
pursuant to
this
section, two members of which shall be appointed for
terms
of three
years, two members
of
which shall
be
appointed
for
terms
of
two years,
and
one
member
ofwhich shall be appointed for a termof one year...
ColoradoRevised Statutes 17-2-201(1986)
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BOARD
OF PAROLE RESPONSIBILITIES
T O
T H E
C I T I Z E N S O F C O L O R A D O
To continue refining the ability to select persons for Parole who will likely succeed as law
abiding citizens; the ability to identify those who require longer confinement, including the
physically dangerous and career criminals; to help parolees become productive citizens for the
benefit
of
society, themselves and their families; to use arrest and Parole revocation authority
wisely; and remove promptly from society a danger to the community through Parole revocation
p r o c e s s e s .
T O T H E
V I C T I M S
To welcome and consider views and information from crime victims and their families, and to
respond positively to their requests for information and notification.
T O T H E
B O A R D
O F P A R O L E
E M P L O Y E E S
Toprovide leadership, training,and resources to effectively perform alljobs, and to provide
opportunities forjob growthfor the retention of knowledgeable andexperienced menand
wom n
T O
T H E O F F E N D E R S
To consider for release eachoffender asan individual,
using
onesetof proven standards
regardless
of where in Colorado the case
originated,
andto
provide
realistic parole conditions.
T O T H E J U D I C IA L S Y S TE M
To support appropriate punishment; to
advance
equal
treatment of offenders with similar
histories
and
needs who are
serving
sentences
for
similar offenses; to work with other justice
system components to reduce criminality; andto reinforce court ordered provisions effective
uponparole, such as restitution payments andchildsupport.
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STATUTORY CONDIT IONS OF PAROLE
Eachparolee agrees in writing to abideby the conditions set by the Board of Parole. Each
specific case is treated separately and may include a wide variety of conditions; however, all
parolees must abide by the following conditions:
1. Upon release, the parolee must report to his/her assigned parole officer.
2. The parolee must establish a residence
of
record, and shall reside at that residence, in fact,
and on record. The parolee may not change his/her place
of
residence without the consent
of his/her parole officer, and shall not leave the area paroled to or the state without
permission
of
the parole officer.
3. The parolee must obey all state and federal laws, as well as municipal ordinances. The
parolee must follow the directives ofhis/her parole officer at all times.
4. The parolee must makewritten,and personalreports as directed by his/her parole officer,
as well as permit visits to his/her place
of
residence. The parolee must submit to
urinalysisor other tests fornarcotics or
chemical
agents upon request of his/herparole
officer, andmustpay for all tests. Furthermore, theparolee mustallowtheparole
officer
to search his/her person, place of residence,or any premises or automobile under his/her
control.
5. Theparoleemaynot ownor
have
under his/her control or in his/hercustody, firearms or
other deadly weapons.
6. Theparoleemaynot associate withany
person
onparole/probation, or witha
criminal
recordwithout permission
of
his/her paroleofficer.
7. Theparolee mustseekand
obtain employment
orparticipate in a full-time
educational
or
vocational programunlesswaived by his/her parole officer.
8. The parolee shall not
abuse oruse,
alcoholic
beverages
according
to
parole condition
ordered, or possess and/oruseillegal drugs.
9. The parolee shall contact
any
delegated
child
support enforcement unitwith
whom
the
parolee
may have
a
child
support
case, arrange and
fulfill
a
payment plan
to
pay
current
and past due child support.
10. Theparolee shall payanyandall restitution outstanding as courtordered.
11. The
Board
may impose additional special conditions, such as participation ina substance
abuseprogram, when deemednecessary.
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COMMON
QUESTIONS
ASKED ABOUT PAROLE
WHA T IS PAROLE?
The release
of
an offender from confinement in a correctional facility by placing them in the
community, under continuing state custody and supervision, with restrictive conditions, which
if
violated permit re-imprisonment.
WHAT IS
THE
PURPOSE
OF
PAROLE?
Most offenderswho are serving prison sentenceswill eventually return to society, the concept of
parole allows offenders to be reintegrated into society, in a manner that provides control and
support for the offenderand increases the safetyof the public. Simplydischarging a person
from
prison directly back into society, without supervision benefits neither society nor the offender
and increases the likelihood that the person will re-offend.
WHEN DOES THE
PAROLE
PROCESS BEG IN?
After an offender is taken into custody of the ColoradoDepartmentof Corrections, the
Time/ReleaseOperations Division projects the offenders ParoleEligibility Datebased
upon
theSentence
Discharge
Dateand
earned time. Once
the offender has
served
the
required portion
of the court imposed sentence, Time/Release advises the Board of Parole and a Parole
Application Hearing is scheduled.
WHAT
PURPOSE DO
THE
PAROLE DECISION GUIDELINES SERVE?
The
guidelines allow the
Board
to
make
a
sound
consistent decision
about
the offender's
parole
application.
Thegranting or
denial
of
parole
is
based
onthe
Actuarial
Risk
Assessment Scale,
how solid the
parole plan is,
the
offender s
success inprograms
with
the
correctional
facility
as
wellasmitigating and aggravating factors. The
parole
guidelines arebutone element ofwhat
th e
Board
considers in their final decision.
WHAT IS
THE PAROLE
APPLICATION HEARING?
Offenders are scheduled
for
interviews within ninety
days
of their Parole Eligibility Date. In
open discussion with
the offender, board members ask pertinent questions
aimed
atdiscerning
the offender's likelihood of succeeding onparole. The interview includes discussion of the
nature
ofthe crime,
past
criminal acts, the offender s progress within the
correctional
facility, the
parole
plan,
as well as community support and
what
programs are
available
to ensure the
offender's reintegration into society. Family members and other interested individuals
representing both the
offender and
the
victim
are welcome to
express their
views.
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WHAT
ARE
THE
CONDIT IONS
OF
PAROLE?
Conditions ofparole may include any number of restrictionson the freedom of the parolee. The
level of restrictions is based upon the offenders past history and the type
of
crime committed.
WH A T
IF THE S E COND IT ION S ARE V IOLATED?
Parolees that violate the conditions
of
their parole must face a revocation hearing. If the Board
finds the parolee guilty
of
the violation, the board then decides if the parolee should be returned
to a correctional facility, the conditions of parole shouldbe modifiedor if the parolee should be
allowed to remain on parole, under the parole conditions previously stipulated.
The parolee may also waive his or her right to a revocation hearing and be returned to the
correctional facility without a hearing.
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN
PAROLE
AND PROBAT ION?
Probation is a judge's order suspending all or partof a prisonsentence and in its place allowing a
term
of
supervision within the community, this is done IN LIEU OF INCARCERATION. The
offender is supervised by a probation officer under themanagement of the Judicial Department,
only a
judge
can revoke probation.
Paroleis the release of an offenderprior to the expiration of the incarceration portion of a
sentence. The offender is supervisedby a parole officerunderthe management
of
theDivision
of Parole, only the Board can revoke parole.
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GLOSSARY OF COMMON PAROL E TERMS
CASE
MANAGER :
Department of Corrections Employee who works with offenders within a correctional facility to
further ensure their success in facility programs andwhile on parole. The case manager's
relationshipwith the offender ends once they leave the facility; however, it is the casemanager
who assists the offender in the creation and verificationof their parole plan.
DEFERRAL :
The Board's decision to deny an offenderparole and holdanother hearing, at a later date, within
one year in most cases, or within three years in other limited specified cases.
EARNED T IME :
Colorado lawmandates that by following correctional facility rulesand regulations, each
offender mayearn up to tendays a monthoff theiroriginal court-imposed sentence. Therefore,
anoffendermayacquire bothserved and earned time
against
the discharge of his/her
sentence.
ELECTRON IC MON ITOR ING :
An Enhancement of Parole Supervision, whereparolees areplaced under electronicsurveillance
viause ofan ankle transmitter and telephone
hookup
to a central computer, which
documents
the
movement o f th e
o f fe n d er f ro m h i s/ h er
residence.
FULL
BOARD
REV IEW:
Cases
involvinga violent crimeor a history of
violence.
TheBoardMemberwhoconducts the
offender interviewpresents the findings andrecommendations to the Full Board. AllBoard
Members
then vote
whether
ornot togrant parole.
This has
to
be
a majority vote ofa minimum
of four
Board Members
for
offender
to be
paroled.
I . S . P . :
The Intensive Supervision
Program
which includes
electronic
monitoring
and
highly restricting
supervision ofparoleeswarrantingadditional attention.
PAROLE:
The
release ofan offender
from
confinement in a
correctional
facility by placing
them
in the
community under
continuing
state custody
and
supervision with
restrictive
conditions.
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PAROLE AGREEMENT :
A statutory requiredwritten contract signedby a paroleeand a memberof the Board of Parole, in
which the parolee agrees to abide by the conditions of his/her parole.
PAROLE BOARD :
The Colorado State Board of Parole is a seven-member board appointed by the Governor and
entrusted with the authority to decide which offenders will be released to parole.
PAROLE EL IG IB IL ITY DATE:
The date an inmate is eligible for parole in accordance with state law.
PAROLE GUIDEL INES :
One
of
the many considerations used by the Board
of
Parole to determine an offender's
opportunity for parole.
PAROLE PLAN :
A prospectiveplan for residence, employmentand rehabilitation programswhile on parole. The
offendersubmits this plan to the Board duringthe parole application hearing.
PAROLE V IOLAT ION :
A
failure
by the parolee to
abide
byoneor
more
of the
conditions
of the
Parole Agreement.
PAROLE WARRANT :
Anorderissued by the Boardof
Parole authorizing
the arrest of a
parolee.
PAROLEE :
A n
offender released
on Parole
status.
PROBATION:
A
court
imposed
sentence suspending
incarceration and instead imposing a term of
supervision
in the
community,
but underthe
direction
of a
probation
officer.
RECIDIVISM:
The return
ofan
offender
to
incarceration
due to violation ofterms and
conditions
ofparole or
commission
o f
a
n ew
crime.
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RESC ISS ION :
The loss
of
an offender's pending parole release due to a major infraction
of
the rules at the
Department of Corrections facility in which he/she is confined.
REST I TUT ION :
Payments made to crime victims by the perpetrator
of
the crime. The Board may order
additional restitution to cover court costs, fines and extradition costs.
REVOCAT ION :
A decision by the Board, Administrative Law Judge, or Administrative Hearing Officer to return
a parolee to prison based on their failure to follow the conditions of parole.
REVOCAT ION
HEAR ING :
The
Board
of Parole hearsthecomplaint of a
parole violation
allegedly committed by a
parolee.
If theparolee is
found
guilty, the
Board
hasthe
authority
to return parolee to the
Department
of
Corrections' custody, revoketo County Jail for up to 90
days,
revoke to Community Corrections
for up to 180days, modifyparoleconditions, or continue paroleeon parole.
SPECIAL CONDIT ION:
A conditionof parole that addressesspecific aspectsof an individual's behavior.
ST TUTORY DISCHARGE DATE:
Thedate onwhich the offender's court imposed sentence terminates.
SUSPENSION:
The
deferment
ofan
offender s parole release
pending a
rescission hearing.
TABLED CASES :
Cases
held by the Board ofParole awaiting additional information prior
to
release on parole.
TECHNICAL VIOLATION:
A transgression bya parolee against the conditions ofhis/her parole that does not constitute a
new violation ofthe law, i.e., moving from
the
address stipulated on
their
parole plan and failing
to advise their parole officer of
this
change; other
similar
violations ofconditions as specified.
WA IVER :
The
offender s
decision to
waive his/her rights
to a
parole application hearing.
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TOTAL
HEARINGS
by CATEGORY
2 0 0 0 / 2 0 0 1
A P P LICA TIO N S *
1 5 8 2 1
APPLICATIONS INCLUDE
DEFERRED/GRANTED/UAIVED
S U S P E N S I O N S
1 0 5
/ REVOCATIONS
3 5 1 2
F U LLBO A RD S
5 2 4
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0
T
A
L
REVOCATIONS
APPLICATIONS
FULLBOARDS
SUSPENSI ONS
4 YR C O M P A R I S O N
T O T A L
H E A R I N G S
REVOCATIONS
FULLBOARDS
1997/1998 1998/1999
3 4 0 5
1 4 3 2 8
9 5 1
9 0
3 9 0 4
1 4 3 9 1
6 7 5
9 4
LZJ
APPUCATIONS
1MI
SUSPENSIONS
1999/2000
3 9 7 5
1 5 0 0 0
4 0 9
1 1 3
2000/2001
3 5 1 2
1 5 8 2 1
5 2 4
1 0 5
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APPLICATIONS
PROCESSED
WAIVED/GRANTED/DEFERRED
2000 / 2 0 01
W A I V E D
4 2 0 6
INCLUDES
2180 RELEASED ON MRD
D E F E R R E D
7 2 2 2
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4 0 0 0
3 0 0 0
2 0 0 0
1 0 0 0
4
YR
COMPARISON
RELEASES
2 0 0 0 / 2 0 0 1
1997/1998 1998/1999
1999/2000 2000/2001
TOTAL
RELEASED
INCLUDES
MRD
RELEASES
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REVOCATION
HEARINGS
by
RESULTS
2 0 0 0 / 2 0 0 1
HEARING CONT
CONT
ON PAROLE
COMPLAINT
DISMISS
WARRANTS ISSUED
REVOKED/DOC
REVOKED/COM
CORR
REVOKED/JAIL
TOTAL
HEARINGS
35 2
2 3 4
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REVOCATION
HEARINGS
CUMULATIVE
by
MONTH
2000 / 2001
34
342
324
2
3
4
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REVOCAT ION HEAR INGS
CUMULATIVE MONTHLY by
RESULTS
2000/2001
M O N T H
T O T A L
C O N T
H R G
C O N T
P A R
D I S M W R N T
I S S U E D
R E V O
D O C
J A I L
C O M M
C O R R
J U L 2 6 5
1 1 4
5 6
8 2 6 4
19 2
A U G
3 4 0
12 9 9 2
8 4
9 6
11
0
S E P
2 9 3 1 1 3
7 2
9 2
8 7
10
0
O C T
3 4 2
1 2 3
11 0
1 6
0 8 5
7
1
N O V
271 9 0
6 9 11
5
9 6
0
0
D E C 2 8 3
1 1 4
5 9
8
1
9 7
3
1
J A N
2 9 8
1 0 4
7 9
1 7
2
8 6
1 0
0
F E B
2 7 9
8 7
7 3
19
5
8 9
2
4
M A R
2 4 7
7 8
6 8
5
3
8 8
4
1
A P R
2 9 5
1 2 6
81
5
2
71
8
2
M A Y
2 7 5
9 6
81
3
2
8 3
7
3
J U N 3 2 4
1 2 6
6 7
5 7
1 1 4 3 2
T O T A L S
3 5 1 2
1 3 0 0
9 0 7
1 1 4
3 5
1 0 5 6
8 4
1 6
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iPpripl
o o
SELF REVOCAT IONS
2000/2001
M O N T H
C O M P L A I N T S D E N V E R
I N T E R S T A T E
N O R T H E A S T
S O U T H E A S T W E S T E R N
T O T A L
J U L Y 0 0
5 4
33
6 3 0 1 2
2 83
A U G U S T 0 0
6 4
4 1
8
2 4 23
4 10 0
S E P T E M B E R 00
6 9
4 0 4 3 4 19
2
9 9
O C T O B E R
00
7 8
61 9
21
2 1
5
11 7
N O V E M B E R 00
51
3 9
7
25 2 2
3
9 6
D E C E M B E R 00
5 3
2 9
1 2
18
15
4 7 8
J A N U A R Y
01
61
3 4
15 2 4 23
2
9 8
F E B R U A R Y
01
4 6
31
3
1 9
1 7
5
7 5
M A R C H 01
5 8
4 5 7 1 5 2 0
8
9 5
A P R I L 01
5 5
3 2
7
2 0 18
5
8 2
M A Y 01
5 8
4 2 6 2 0 2 6
3
9 7
J U N E 01
5 2
3 8
9
16 1 7
2
8 2
T O T A L S
6 99
4 65
93 2 6 6
23 3
45
1 1 0 2
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HEAR ING TAPES COPIED
2000/2001
REQUESTED
B Y :
FY
97/98
FY
98/99
FY
99/00
F Y
00/01
V IC T IM
9 7
20
52
I NMATE
FAM I L Y
6
3
11
8
I NMATE
3
6
10
3
A T T Y
GENERAL
4
~
3
PAROL E
DIV I S ION /
DOC
2
3
2
OTHER DA/PD/
ATTY/MEDIA)
10
9
12
20
TO T A L
30
32
55
86
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LETTERS
in RESPONSE
to
CORRESPONDEN
2000/2001
MONTH INM ATE
INMATE
FAM I L Y
INMATE
ASSOC
V ICT IM
V ICT IM
FAMILY
V ICT I
ASSO
JULY 00
58
46
17
10
11
2
AUGUS T 00
37 25
11
11
5
4
S EPTEMBER 00
85 30
13
13
25
3
OCTOBER
00
56
23
12
7
12
0
NOVEMBER
00
44
23
19
16
13
1
DECEMBER 00
45
23
12
3
14
1
J A NUAR Y
01
59
37
28
18
18
56
FEBRUARY
01
61
38
17
9
10
9
MARCH 01 89
44
20
19
10
7
APR I L
01
74
40
17
15
6
5
M AY
01 55
45
16
10
12
18
JUNE 01
80
31 14
9
4 3
TOTAL S
743
405
196
140
141
109
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The Colorado Department
of
Corrections has established this report for the
purpose of tracking Colorado State Parole Board hearings and decisions. The
Department tracks Parole Board activity to the extent the offenders' time and release
functions are affected. The Parole Board tracks hearings and decisions to monitor
workloadactivities and affects on ParoleBoard staff. These differing purposes create a
discrepancy betweenthe numbers and types of parolehearings/decisions that are reported
by the Colorado Department
of
Corrections (DCIS) and the Colorado State Parole Board.
Many of the differences are noted in the following paragraphs.
Revoca t ions
TheDepartment of Corrections
counts
the
final
outcome
of a hearing;
whereas,
theParoleBoardcountsthe initial
decision.
For
example,
the original decision
was a 90-day revocation to jail, subsequentnew chargeswere filed, and the
decision is changed (amended) to prison revocation. DCIS would reflect the
prison revocation and
the
Parole
Board would
reflect
the90-day
revocation
tojail.
If a
parolee,
during a
revocation
hearing, decides to
self-revoke,
theDepartment
ofCorrections will
enter
thehearing as a
self-revocation hearing;
whereas, the
ParoleBoard still considers it a revocation hearing.
The
Department
of Corrections
uses
thedate oftheoriginal hearing
unless
the
effective dateis retroactive as determined bythe parole
board.
DCIS
would
then
use the effective date; whereas, the
parole
board
would
track the original hearing
date. This variation
results
in some
revocations
being
counted
in different fiscal
y e a r s .
Revocation decisions may also be
overturned and
the
parolee
will continue on
parole. DCIS will
contain the
final continued on parole decision while
the
parole
board reports the initial revocation.
Neither system parole
board
or
DCIS)
has the
capability
to
track
all
revisions
when the decisions
ar e
amended
or
annulled.
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Miscel laneous
Reins ta t ement s
Th e
Colorado State Parole Board shows reinstatements as continued; whereas, the
Department of Corrections shows reinstatements in a separate category.
Reinstatements reflect cases where the granted release decision was suspended
and then the original granted action is reactivated.
Hearing
Continued, Continued
and Dismissed Actions
When a complaint is issued, a hearing date is set by the Parole Board. If the
paroleehasnewcharges, the Parole Boardmaycontinue thehearing multiple
times until
resolution is
made
onthenew
charges. Hearings continued
bythe
Boardare tracked forworkload
purposes
buttheDepartment maynot reportall
actions as thereis noeffecton theoffender's timecalculations at this
point.
In
cases where the hearing occurs and the complaintcharges are dismissed, the
Board reports a dismissed action while DCIS will reflect the outcome of
continued [onparole]. The
Board
also
counts
the
cases where
complaints
were
withdrawn and no hearing was held. DCIS will not reflect these actions as
withdrawn complaints cannot be in the offender files and the offender does not
have a hearing before the Board.
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DECIS ION TYPE
RELEASE DECIS IONS
COLORADO
DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECT IONS
PAROLE BOARD DECISIONS DRAFT)
FY97 FY98
FY99
FYOO
NO .
NO. NO. NO.
FYOl
NO.
G r a n t e d - P E D
3 0 6
3.4
3 5 0
3.7
2 53
2.8
1 4 4
1.6
15 4
1.6
G r a n t e d - S e t
2,353
25.8
2,425
25.8
2,505
28.1
1,909
21.8
2,066
21.9
D e f e r r e d
6,467
70.9
6,623
70.5
6,165
69.1
6,708
76.6
7,222
76.5
SUBTOTAL
9,126
100.0
9,398
100.0
8,923
100.0
8,761
100.0
9,442
100 .0
REVOCAT ION
DECIS IONS
* C o n t i n u e d
7 4 7
37.6
8 6 9
34.9
9 8 0
32.1
1,044
29.9
9 43
29.4
* 1-Day Revocation 4
0.2
1
0.0
1
0.0
0
0.0
0
0.0
S e l f - R e v o k e d
NA
- 18 6
7.5
1,074
35 .2
1,225
35.1
1,252
39.0
R e v o k e d to
Jail
62
3.1
22 5
9.0
2 5 2
8.3
1 48
4.2
76
2.4
Revoked to Community
3 9
2.0
3 6
1.4
2 2
0.7
12
0.3
1 2
0.4
R e v o k e d
1,134
57 .1
1,170
47.0
7 2 4
23.7
1,062
30.4
9 2 9
28.9
SUBTOTAL
1,986
100.0
2,487
100.0
3,053
100.0
3,491
100.0
3,212
100.0
MISCELLANEOUS HEAR INGS
Fu ll
B o a r d
9 4 7
90 5
6 9 7
4 0 9
5 2 4
T a b l e d
1,748
1,585
1,653
1,219
1,590
W a r r a n t
Is s ued
6 3 7
7 7 0
1,129
9 6 0
9 6 4
Hearing Continued
7 7
3 5 4
1,374
1,262
1,187
Discharged
1
1
0
0
4 6
R e s c i n d e d
6 9
4 4
9 7
9 7
8 4
Suspended
7 7
7 8
9 8
1 1 3
1 0 4
Reinstated
1 6
16
7
3
8
**
D i s m i s s e d
0
2 4
1 0 6
0
0
** Courtesy Review
0
2
8
5
5
*** Cooper/Martin Reviews
0
0
0
0
19
4,531
UBTOTAL
3,572
3,779
5,169
4,068
NO DECISION
Waived
3,543
3,376
3,600
4,084
4,206
O r d e r e d
7 1 8
1,284
1,595
2,155
2,180
SUBTOTAL
4,261
4,660
5,195
6,239
6,386
TOTAL
18,945
20^24
22,340
22,559
23,571
Revocation decisions do not
include
all
continued and 1 day revocations. The numbers
reflect
only those decisions
entered
i n to DCIS.
Dismissed andcourtesyreviewdecisions not reported priorto FY98.
Discharges
pursuant to
Cooper/Martin
decision returned to
parole supervision.
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C O L O R D O
D E P R T M E N T O F C O R RE C T IO N S
P R O L E
O R D
REVOC TION
DECISIONS
Parole
Breakdown
- FYOl
DRAFT)
Facilit ies
Paro le
Cont i nued
Revoked
Se l f
R e vok ed
Revoked
to Ja i l
Revoked
to Comm .
SUBTOTAL
Revoked
War r a n t
Issued
Hearing
Con t i nued
TO TA L
PAROLE
-N E
2 9 7
2 4 6
3 2 0 2 3
0
58 9
27 1 3 3 4 1,491
PAROLE - DENVER
3 1 5 4 4 8 5 46
12
3 1,009
4 2 7 5 39 2,290
PAROLE
-
WEST
1 52 1 1 6
60
12
9
19 7 4 4
75
46 8
PAROLE -
SOUTH
1 7 6
11 6
2 5 6 2 9
0
40 1
9 3 2 3 5
90 5
PAROLE - INTERSTATE
3
3 70 0 0 7 3 1 2 9
4
2 09
TOTAL
94 3
92 9
1,252
76
12
2,269
96 4 1,187
5,363
*Revocation decisions do not include allcontinued and 1-day revocations. The numbers reflect only those decisionsentered into DCIS
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Planning
and Analysis
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COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
DISCRETIONARY
PAROLE BOARD DECISIONS
Releases -
FYOl
DRAFT)
Facil i t ies
C O L O
S T A T E P E N I T E N T IA R Y
C E N T E N N IA L C O R R .
FA C
S TE R LI N G C O RR . F A C.
L IM O N C O RR . F A C.
AR K.
V A LL EY C OR R. F AC .
B U EN A V I ST A
C O RR . C O M P L EX
B U E N A V I S T A M I N C TR .
C OL O. T E RR . C O R R. F A C .
F R E M ON T C O RR . F A C.
A R R O W H E A D
C O RR . C T R.
F O U R
MI L L E
C O RR . C T R.
P R E - R E L E A S E
C O R R. C T R .
P UE B L O
M I N I M U M
C T R .
S KYL I NE C OR R . C T R .
C O L OR A D O C O RR . C T R.
D E LT A C O RR . C T R.
R I FL E C O R R. C E N T E R
COLO.CORR.ALT. PR OGR AM
C OL O . W OM E N S C O R R. F A C.
DENVER
W O M E N S
C O RR . F A C.
A D U L T
F E MAL E S
A T
Y OS
DENVER
R EC . D IA G .
C TR .
S A N C A RL O S
C OR R
FAC.
B ENT C O U N TY C O R R. CT R
HUERFANO
CNTY.
C O RR . C T R.
CROWLEY
CNTY.
C OR R
FAC.
KI T
C A RS O N C N TY C O RR . F A C.
C O M M U N I T Y
IS P
JAIL BACKLOG CONTRACTS
C OMMUNITY R EGR ESS
OT HE R *
R E VOKE
T O JAI L
REVOKE TO
COMMUNITY
TOTAL
O T R INCLUDES:
DOl,
Fugitive, Federal Transfer, and Interstate Compact
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