Colorado Statutes
§ 17-42-101 — Freedom of worship
Colorado § 17-42-101
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Bluebook
Colo. Rev. Stat. § 17-42-101 (2026).
Text
(1)All persons who are confined to a
correctional facility as defined in section 17-1-102 shall have the right to worship
according to the dictates of their consciences, and such persons shall be afforded a
reasonable opportunity to freely exercise their religious beliefs without fear of
retaliation or discrimination for the free exercise thereof. The practice of religion by
any particular sect may not be curtailed or prohibited unless such practices
threaten the reasonable security interests of the correctional facility.
(2)Upon the request of any inmate, and to the extent practicable and
consistent with reasonable security considerations, religious facilities shall be
made available in a nondiscriminatory manner. Services shall be held and advice
and ministration given within
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Legislative History
Source: L. 92: Entire article added, p. 250, � 1, effective May 26.
Nearby Sections
15
§ 17-1-102
Definitions§ 17-1-103
Duties of the executive director§ 17-1-103.3
Reports for budgeting - definition§ 17-1-105
Powers of executive director§ 17-1-105.1
Accreditation of private contract prisons§ 17-1-105.5
Contract rates§ 17-1-108
Transfer of inmates§ 17-1-109
Duties and functions of the warden§ 17-1-109.5
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Bluebook (online)
Colorado § 17-42-101, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/co/17/17-42-101.