Colorado § 17-1-109 Duties and functions of the warden

Colorado Statutes

§ 17-1-109 — Duties and functions of the warden

Colorado § 17-1-109

Title 17Corrections

Art.Department of Corrections

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Bluebook

Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-1-109 (2026).

Text

(1)The warden of each correctional facility shall exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions assigned to the warden by this article under the supervision and control of the executive director or the executive director's designee.

(2)(a) The warden of each correctional facility should, wherever possible, take such measures as are reasonably necessary to restrict the confinement of any person who actively participates in disruptive security-threat group behavior, as defined in paragraph (b) of this subsection (2), so as to prevent contact with other inmates at such facility. The warden should, wherever possible, also take such measures as are reasonably necessary to prevent recruitment of new security-threat group members from among the general inmate population. Ass

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(1) The warden of each
correctional facility shall exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions
assigned to the warden by this article under the supervision and control of the
executive director or the executive director's designee.

(2) (a) The warden of each correctional facility should, wherever possible,
take such measures as are reasonably necessary to restrict the confinement of any
person who actively participates in disruptive security-threat group behavior, as
defined in paragraph (b) of this subsection (2), so as to prevent contact with other
inmates at such facility. The warden should, wherever possible, also take such
measures as are reasonably necessary to prevent recruitment of new security-threat group members from among the general inmate population. Association with
an inmate gang or security-threat group alone shall not be sufficient to meet the
requirements of this paragraph (a).

(b) For the purposes of this subsection (2), unless the context otherwise
requires, security-threat group means a group of three or more individuals acting
in concert or individually in an activity that is characterized by criminal conduct or
conduct that violates the department's code of penal discipline for the purpose of
disrupting prison operations, recruiting new members, damaging property, or
inflicting or threatening to inflict harm to employees, contract workers, volunteers,
or other state inmates.

Legislative History

Source: L. 77: Entire title R&RE, p. 906, � 10, effective August 1. L. 79: Entire section amended, p. 686, � 25, effective July 1. L. 89: Entire section amended, p. 872, � 1, effective June 5. L. 97: (2) amended, p. 29, � 7, effective March 20. L. 2000: (1) and (2)(a) amended, p. 835, � 12, effective May 24. L. 2011: (2) amended, (SB 11-176), ch. 289, p. 1342, � 2, effective July 1.