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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
As used in this article 24, unless the context otherwise requires:
(1) “Able-bodied offender” means an offender in the custody of the department who is to participate in a work program or other productive activity authorized by this article and who is physically able to do so. The term does not include an offender who is participating in a community corrections program, who is a part of the “blind count”, or who is ill or unable to participate in a work program or other productive activity.
(2) “Director” means the director of the division of correctional industries.
(3) “Division” means the division of correctional industries created in section 17-24-104.
(4) “External program” means a rehabilitation and work program administered by the division in partnership with employers outside of department facilities. “External program” does not include educational services or other productive activities administered by the division of adult parole.
(5) “Internal program” means a rehabilitation and work program that is provided inside a department facility, is administered by the division, and may be in partnership with employers outside of department facilities. “Internal program” does not include educational services or other productive activities administered by the division of adult parole.
(6) “Programs” means external programs and internal programs.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 17. Corrections § 17-24-103. Definitions - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-17-corrections/co-rev-st-sect-17-24-103/
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