C.R.S. Section 17-22.5-402
Discharge from custody

(1)

No inmate shall be discharged from the department until he has remained the full term for which he was sentenced, to be computed on and after the date upon which the sentence becomes effective and excluding any time the inmate may have been at large by reason of escape therefrom, unless he is pardoned or otherwise released by legal authority.

(2)

Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the full term for which an inmate is sentenced shall be reduced by any earned release time and earned time granted pursuant to section 17-22.5-405, except as provided in section 17-22.5-403 (3) and (3.5).

(3)

This part 4 shall not apply to any offender to whom section 17-22.5-104 (2)(a), (2)(b), (2)(c), (2)(d)(I), (2)(d)(II), or (2)(d)(III) applies.

(4)

A person discharged from a correctional facility without supervision is eligible to receive reentry support services from the department or community-based organizations that receive funding from the department to provide reentry services for up to one year after the person’s date of discharge.

Source: Section 17-22.5-402 — Discharge from custody, https://leg.­colorado.­gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2023-title-17.­pdf (accessed Oct. 20, 2023).

17‑22.5‑101
One continuous sentence 17‑22.5‑102
Custody of department 17‑22.5‑102.5
Purpose of parole 17‑22.5‑103
Computation of time 17‑22.5‑104
Parole - regulations 17‑22.5‑105
Applicability of part 17‑22.5‑107
Administrative release and revocation guidelines - creation 17‑22.5‑108
Appropriation of savings from earned time awarded for completing an accredited higher education program - budget request requirement 17‑22.5‑201
Good time credit allowable 17‑22.5‑202
Ticket to leave - discharge - clothes, money, transportation - reentry services 17‑22.5‑203
Time of parole not considered when inmate is reincarcerated 17‑22.5‑301
Good time 17‑22.5‑302
Earned time 17‑22.5‑303
Parole 17‑22.5‑303.3
Violent offenders - parole 17‑22.5‑304
Part affects only certain inmates 17‑22.5‑305
Eligibility for other statutory provisions 17‑22.5‑306
Transfer of functions 17‑22.5‑307
Consecutive or concurrent sentences - clarification of mittimus 17‑22.5‑401
Legislative declaration 17‑22.5‑402
Discharge from custody 17‑22.5‑403
Parole eligibility 17‑22.5‑403.5
Special needs parole 17‑22.5‑403.7
Parole eligibility - youthful offender - juvenile offender convicted as adult - definition 17‑22.5‑404
Parole guidelines - definition 17‑22.5‑404.5
Presumption of parole - drug offenders 17‑22.5‑404.7
Presumption of parole - nonviolent offenders with ICE detainers 17‑22.5‑405
Earned time - earned release time - achievement earned time - definition 17‑22.5‑406
Applicability of part
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through Fall 2024

§ 17-22.5-402’s source at colorado​.gov