Colorado Revised Statutes Title 17. Corrections § 17-1-166. Department duties--parole plan--report

(a) Roles and responsibilities of employees and any contractors involved in pre-release planning are clearly defined, employees and any contractors are adequately trained, and performance measures are developed;

(b) Adequate tracking and quality assurance processes are in place so that a recommended parole plan, whether an in-state or out-of-state plan, is completed and submitted to the parole board prior to the initial and any subsequent parole application hearing;

(c) Expedited protocols are in place so that an inmate's application for parole is submitted to the parole board at the earliest possible opportunity if the inmate is a new arrival at Denver reception and diagnostic center or the central transport unit and is past or within ninety days of the inmate's parole eligibility date;

(d) Formal mechanisms are in place to facilitate effective communication between the department and the parole board, including timely responses from the department to parole board requests for additional information or for a revised parole plan prior to the parole board's decision; and

(e) Data collection and data sharing between the department and the parole board are adequate to actively monitor the status of parole applications when the parole board has delayed its decision.