Colorado Department of Corrections
OF FE ND ER S SE RVIN G
LIFE SE NT EN CE S
Bill Owens
Governor
Office of Planning and Analysis
The Office of Planning and Analysis exists within the
Department of Corrections to provide research,
information and data analysis services. The office also
monitors population projections, analyzes legislative
impact studies, oversees the administrative regulations,
and conducts program and system evaluations as
directed by statute or executive priority.
For more information contact:
Office of Planning & Analysis
Office (719) 226-4374
Joe Ortiz
Executive Director
e-mail address: [email protected]
General Statistics, Reporting and
Evaluation Unit
About this Bulletin
The General Statistics, Reporting and Evaluation Unit
within the Office of Planning and Analysis analyzes
data, evaluates programs and conducts research for
internal management and external criminal justice use.
This unit gathers, compiles and analyzes data for a
multitude of agencies and purposes.
This publicat ion is intended to provide an
overview of statistical information and
findings generated by this unit.
Dissemination of this information to staff
and other interested individuals will be
provided through this periodical
publication.
††6 .0% (1 ,1 04 inmates) o f the CDOC incarce rate d po pulatio n as o f Se pte mbe r 3 0, 2 002 is serv ing a life sente nce ……
†† Five additio nal inmates are incarce rate d unde r a se ntence o f de ath ……
A re cent co urt decis io n change d 28 o ffe nde r’s sente nces fro m life witho ut paro le e lig ibility
††
……
to life with 40 ye ar paro le elig ibility
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LIFE SENTENCES
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Offenses eligible for life sentences include class one
felonies of first degree murder and first degree kidnapping,
and offenses with special habitual enhancements. Life
sentencing provisions are as follows:
† Life without parole eligibility – Class 1 felonies
committed on or after July 1, 1990 (CRS 17-22.5-104) are
sentenced to life in prison without parole eligibility.
† Life with parole eligibility – (CRS 17-22.5-104)
† Parole eligibility after 40 years –class one felonies
committed on or after July 1, 1985, but before July 1,
1990, and certain habitual enhancements.
† Parole eligibility after 20 years – class one felonies and
big habitual enhancements committed on or after July 1,
1977 but before July 1, 1985.
† Parole eligibility after 10 years – class one felonies and
big habitual enhancements committed before July 1, 1977.
†Indeterminate Sentences – Maximum sentence is life.
†Sex Offenses
†Lifetime Supervision – Crimes committed on or after
November 1, 1998 (CRS 16-13-801) with a minimum
sentence in the presumptive range.
† One day to life Colorado Sex Offenders Act –
Offenders sentenced to a minimum sentence of 1 day.
(CRS 16-13-203)
† Pre-1979 - Offenders sentenced for crimes committed
before July 1, 1979 with a fixed minimum sentence.
Colorado Department of Corrections
November 1, 2002
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INMATE POPULATION
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Number Of Offenders
Sentence:
September 30, September 30,
2001
2002
Life - without parole eligibility
274
284
Life - with 40 year parole eligibility
236
261
Life - with 20 year parole eligibility
Life - with 10 year parole eligibility
147
46
143
46
Subtotal
703
734
180
325
38
37
8
8
929
1,104
Indeterminate Sentence:
Sex Offenders
Lifetime Supervision
1 day to Life
Pre-1979
TOTAL - Life Maximum Sentence
Conviction as of September 30, 2002:
1st degree murder
st
1 degree kidnapping
589
9
Habitual offender
136
Sex offenders
362
Pre-1979 (various offenses)
8
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˜ I N M A T E PO P U L A T I O N SE R V I N G L I F E S E N T E N C E S ˜
˜ AS O F SE P T E M B E R 3 0 , 2 0 0 2 ˜
FACILITY
CDOC FACITITIES:
Colorado State Penitentiary
Centennial Correctional Facility
Sterling Correctional Facility
Limon Correctional Facility
Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility
Buena Vista Correctional Facility
Buena Vista Minimum Center
Colorado Terr Correctional Facility
Fremont Correctional Facility
Fort Lyon Correctional Facility
Arrowhead Correctional Center
Four Mile Correctional Center
Pueblo Minimum Center
Adult Males at Y.O.S
Trinidad Correctional Facility
Skyline Correctional Center
Colorado Correctional Center
Delta Correctional Center
Rifle Correctional Center
Colorado Correctional Alt Program
Colorado Women’s Corr Facility
Denver Women’s Correctional Facility
Denver Reception Diagnostic Center
San Carlos Correctional Facility
Life w/
Life w/o
Parole
Parole
Eligibility Eligibility
50
28
35
90
42
5
4
4
40
31
37
98
65
7
2
30
40
2
12
8
SEX OFFENDERS
Lifetime
1 Day
to Life
1
3
39
10
20
3
2
3
6
1
24
172
6
10
20
2
Indeterminate
Pre-1979
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
8
9
2
3
5
5
6
3
9
2
2
10
10
5
3
4
7
4
5
7
2
2
TOTAL
92
62
114
202
134
16
2
64
227
2
34
9
0
0
3
8
0
0
0
0
16
8
11
25
CONTRACTS FACILITIES:
Bent County Correctional Center
Huerfano County Correctional Center
Crowley County Correctional Facility
Kit Carson County Correctional Facility
1
1
3
1
6
14
21
10
OTHER:
Community Corrections
Community ISP
Jail Backlog / Contracts
Other*
TOTAL
3
7
6
7
1
284
450
325
3
7
0
14
37
8
1,104
*Other includes non-custody population in external placement, interstate compact, federal transfer, fugitive status, and state hospital.
Colorado Department of Corrections
November 1, 2002
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