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Colorado Jail Standards Commission

The Jail Standards Commission proposed and adopted various draft standards from November 2022 to September 2023.  These draft standards are linked below for informational purposes, but do not represent the final action of the Jail Standards Commission or the final jail standards recommended by the commission.  For the final jail standards recommended by the Jail Standards Commission, please see the November 15, 2023, report of the commission here.

Standards Approved by the Commission

Date Subgroup Topic
November 18, 2022 Subgroup 1 Health and Mental Health
November 18, 2022 Subgroup 2 Visitation
December 9, 2022 Subgroup 3 Food Standards
December 9, 2022 Subgroup 1 Health and Mental Health
January 13, 2023 Subgroup 1 Classification
February 10, 2023 Subgroup 1 Classification
February 10, 2023 Subgroup 4 Staffing
March 10, 2023 Subgroup 2 Communication
March 10, 2023 Subgroup 3 Recreation and Programming
April 14, 2023 Subgroup 1 Reception and Release
April 14, 2023 Subgroup 2 Inmate Grievances
April 14, 2023 Subgroup 3 Sanitation and Environmental Conditions
June 9, 2023 Subgroup 2 Discipline
June 9, 2023 Subgroup 4 Rights of Persons Experiencing Incarceration
July 14, 2023 Subgroup 4 Rights of Persons Experiencing Incarceration (Disability Rights)
July 14, 2023 Subgroup 3 Housing
August 9, 2023 Subgroup 1 Restrictive Housing
September 8, 2023 Subgroup 4 Security

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