Colorado § 19-1-131 Children of parents who are incarcerated - rules

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§ 19-1-131 — Children of parents who are incarcerated - rules

Colorado § 19-1-131

Title 19Children's

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Colo. Rev. Stat. § 19-1-131 (2026).

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The department
shall promulgate rules that facilitate communication and family time between
children and their parents who are incarcerated in a department of corrections
facility, a private correctional facility under contract with the department of
corrections, or a jail. The purpose of the rules is to normalize, to the extent possible,
the child and parent relationship, to aid and encourage healthy child development,
and reduce recidivism and intergenerational incarceration. The rules must consider
the benefits to the child through maintaining contact with the child's parent and the
parent's willingness and desire to maintain a meaningful relationship with the child,
and assist in the reunification of the child and parent when appropriate. The rules
must consider the impact of

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The department
shall promulgate rules that facilitate communication and family time between
children and their parents who are incarcerated in a department of corrections
facility, a private correctional facility under contract with the department of
corrections, or a jail. The purpose of the rules is to normalize, to the extent possible,
the child and parent relationship, to aid and encourage healthy child development,
and reduce recidivism and intergenerational incarceration. The rules must consider
the benefits to the child through maintaining contact with the child's parent and the
parent's willingness and desire to maintain a meaningful relationship with the child,
and assist in the reunification of the child and parent when appropriate. The rules
must consider the impact of rules promulgated pursuant to this section on
department of corrections facilities, private correctional facilities under contract
with the department of corrections, jails, and county departments that must
implement the rules. The department shall consider opportunities to assess the
efficacy of the rules promulgated pursuant to this section.