§ 17-29-103 — Executive director to establish work program

Colorado § 17-29-103

• Jurisdiction: Colorado
• Title 17: Corrections
• Art.: Physical Labor by Inmates

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(1) The executive
director may establish an intensive labor work program at all facilities, utilizing the
physical labor of able-bodied offenders, which will be directed toward the
reclamation and maintenance of land and resources, including but not limited to
those of any federal, state, or local governmental agency or nonprofit agency
within this state, and which will be administered by the various wardens responsible
for the administration of any correctional facility. Such intensive labor work
program shall be operated on an incentive basis so that an offender assigned to the
intensive labor work program who demonstrates that he or she is willing to modify
his or her behavioral patterns, to cooperate in his or her rehabilitation, and to learn
both a work ethic and a job skill becomes eligible for reassignment from the
intensive labor work program.

(2) Immediately after the evaluation and diagnosis required by section 16-11-308 (2), C.R.S., and initial placement at a correctional facility, every able-bodied
offender may, by departmental classification action, be assigned to and shall
participate in the intensive labor work program for a period of not less than thirty
days; except that the executive director or the wardens responsible for the
administration of correctional facilities may waive or delay an offender's initial
assignment to the intensive labor work program for the good of the department.
Offenders assigned to the intensive labor work program will be compensated at a
rate set in accordance with the regulations of the department concerning offender
pay, including but not limited to provisions concerning deductions and
reimbursement for care claims.

(3) The executive director is specifically authorized to assign such other
able-bodied offenders whose behavior is inconsistent with the rules established by
the executive director or the executive director's designee to the intensive labor
work program for such periods of time as may best serve the offenders and assist
the executive director in the management of correctional facilities under the
supervision of the executive director. Eligibility for reassignment from the intensive
labor work program to such educational or vocational work programs as are
consistent with the diagnosis and evaluation conducted pursuant to article 40 of
this title will be determined by departmental classification action after reviewing
the offender's willingness to modify behavioral patterns, to commit to cooperating
in rehabilitation, and to learn both a work ethic and a job skill. Offenders assigned
to the intensive labor work program pursuant to this section will also be
compensated at a rate set in accordance with the regulations concerning offender
pay promulgated by the department.

(4) The executive director shall establish rules to implement this article.

Legislative History

Source: L. 81: Entire article added, p. 966, � 1, effective June 10. L. 97: Entire section amended, p. 28, � 6, effective March 20. L. 2000: (1) and (2) amended, p. 848, � 47, effective May 24.