Colorado Revised Statutes Title 24. Government State § 24-1-128.5. Department of corrections--creation

(1) There is hereby created a department of corrections, the head of which shall be the executive director of the department of corrections, who shall be appointed by the governor, with the consent of the senate, and who shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The reappointment of an executive director after initial election of a governor shall be subject to the provisions of section 24-20-109.

(1.5) The department of corrections shall supervise and control each correctional facility, as defined in section 17-1-102. The powers, duties, and functions of the department of corrections include the powers, duties, and functions of the former department of institutions relating to honor camps, work release programs, and other adult correctional programs. The powers, duties, and functions of the department of corrections also include the powers, duties, and functions of the former division of parole in the department of institutions, and the division of parole in the department of institutions is abolished. The executive director of the department of corrections has the powers and duties specified in title 17.

(2) The department of corrections consists of the following divisions:

(3) The state board of parole, created in part 2 of article 2 of title 17, is a type 1 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105.

(3.5) The division of correctional industries includes, as a section thereof, the Colorado state agency for surplus property, created in part 4 of article 82 of this title 24. The agency is a type 2 entity, as defined in section 24-1-105, and exercises its powers and performs its duties and functions under the department of corrections. The agency is allocated to the division of correctional industries as a section thereof.

(4) Any powers, duties, and functions relating to adult corrections which were previously vested in the department of institutions and are not specifically transferred to the department of corrections shall be assigned thereto by the governor.