H.B. 96-1128 Operations of the department - youthful offender system - repeal of furlough authorization - legislative facility program plan review - expansion and construction of facilities - voluntary payments by inmates to victims' assistance programs - appropriations. Limits the granting of credit to offenders in the youthful offender system (YOS) for presentence confinement time. Takes phase II of the YOS out of a community setting and places it in a YOS institution.
Deletes provisions authorizing inmate furloughs.
Clarifies that the executive director of the department of corrections must approve of importation of out-of-state prisoners into prison facilities operated by political subdivisions of the state, which approval is not to be unreasonably withheld.
Declares that prison construction, expansion, renovation, and improvement is a matter of statewide concern. Requires the department of corrections to submit facility program plans to local planning bodies for advisory review. Clarifies the intent of the general assembly that local approval is not required for authorization or construction of correctional facilities.
Requires the department of corrections to submit proposed facility program plans to the capital development committee of the general assembly prior to any appropriation for the construction of a new, expanded, renovated, or improved correctional facility, and not later than November 1 prior to the beginning of the budget year for which such an appropriation is made. Provides for the capital development committee to make a recommendation regarding a proposed facility program plan to the joint budget committee.
Authorizes the executive director to contract with political subdivisions of the state for the confinement of offenders. Deletes the cap on reimbursement of the expense of housing inmates.
Provides that contracts for the confinement of offenders in facilities operated by political subdivisions or private contract facilities shall be at rates as provided in the annual general appropriations bill.
Clarifies provisions authorizing the department of corrections to collect restitution and voluntary victim assistance payments.
Clarifies that the capacity of the Colorado correctional center shall not exceed 150 inmates and that the addition to the Colorado state penitentiary is to have a capacity of 252 inmates.
Makes technical corrections to the appropriations made to the department of corrections for fiscal year 1993-94 and 1994-95.
APPROVED by Governor June 1, 1996
EFFECTIVE June 1, 1996
H.B. 96-1205 Correctional industries - cleanup of waste tires. Authorizes the division of correctional industries to contract with counties or private entities for the use of supervised inmate labor to clean up and transport illegal and abandoned waste tires. Directs counties receiving grants from the waste tire cleanup fund to use inmate labor whenever feasible in the discretion of the board of county commissioners.
Decreases the percentage of the direct and indirect costs that may be charged against the waste tire recycling development cash fund by the department of revenue and against the economic development fund by the Colorado housing and finance authority from 5% to 3-1/3%.
APPROVED by Governor May 23, 1996
EFFECTIVE May 23, 1996
H.B. 96-1221 Day reporting programs - direct sentence - inclusion in definition of "community corrections program". Authorizes a court to order a person who would otherwise be sentenced to county jail to be sentenced directly to a day reporting program. Includes day reporting programs in the definition of "community corrections program".
APPROVED by Governor March 25, 1996
EFFECTIVE July 1, 1996
H.B. 96-1289 Intensive supervision programs - administration - appropriation. Transfers administration of adult intensive supervision programs for certain parolees and community corrections offenders from the department of public safety to the department of corrections.
Increases the general fund appropriation in the long bill to the department of corrections, division of community supervision, by $1,194,116 and decreases the general fund appropriation to the department of public safety, division of criminal justice, by the same amount.
APPROVED by Governor May 23, 1996
EFFECTIVE May 23, 1996
H.B. 96-1343 Community corrections - escape deterrence. As a condition of placement into a community corrections program, requires an offender to execute a limited power of attorney to the director of the community corrections program with which the offender is being placed, or the director's designee. In the event the offender escapes, authorizes the director or the director's designee to dispose of the offender's funds on account with the community corrections program to meet the offender's financial obligations and to pay any remaining funds into the victims and witnesses assistance and law enforcement fund in the judicial district in which the community corrections program is located.
Requires the director of a community corrections program, or the director's designee, to maintain records of disbursements of offender funds.
APPROVED by Governor March 25, 1996
EFFECTIVE July 1, 1996
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