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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(1) The purpose of this article 27, with respect to community corrections, is to:
(a) Further all purposes of sentencing and improve public safety by reducing the incidence of future crime through design and implementation of research-based policies, practices, programs, and standards;
(b) Prepare, select, and assist people who, after serving a statutorily defined period of incarceration, will be transitioned and returned to the community through supported partnerships with local community corrections boards;
(c) Set individualized conditions of community corrections supervision and provide services and support to assist people in community corrections in addressing identified risks and needs; and
(d) Achieve a successful discharge from community corrections supervision through reduction of risks and needs and satisfactory compliance with conditions of placement.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Colorado Revised Statutes Title 17. Corrections § 17-27-101.5. Purposes of community corrections - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/co/title-17-corrections/co-rev-st-sect-17-27-101-5/
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