Community Corrections was created by the Colorado Legislature to provide safe, constructive, and less expensive alternatives to state prisons and county jails. The program offers sentencing and placement options for the Courts and Department of Corrections of adult felony offenders.
Diversion offenders
Diversion Offenders are those referred by a Probation Department and whom Judges, at the time of conviction, may sentence to a local program(s) instead of prison.
Transition Offenders
Transition offenders are those referred and placed to a program by the Department of Corrections prior to their parole release date. Placement is designed to help offenders establish employment, begin contacts with family, and develop community support systems within a structured setting before full release to the community. Community Corrections is mandated by Colorado state statutes and the Colorado Division of Criminal Justice, Office of Community Corrections, establishes standards of operation.
The Weld County Board of Commissioners appoints members to the Weld County Community Corrections Board. Representing all facets of the criminal justice system and community, the Corrections Board members determine at a minimum:
- Which offenders may safely be placed in the community;
- Who may operate a community corrections program;
- Under what conditions an offender may participate in the program; and
- The standards by which the local provider(s) may operate a facility or program.
Accomplishing these Functions
The Board and staff receive and manage community corrections funds from the state. The Board selects and contracts with a private vendor(s) for services. Board staff monitors the operations of the vendor(s) and audits them on a regular basis for conformity to established state standards. Board staff prepares and presents information on offenders referred for community corrections placement to the community corrections board. All actions are recorded and communicated to the Courts, the Department of Corrections, and/or the Board of County Commissioners, as needed.
Intervention Community Corrections Services, (ICCS)
ICCS is the designated provider of community corrections services in Weld County. The residential facility is located at 1101 H Street, Greeley, CO. 80631. Contracted services began July 1, 2008. ICCS is a Colorado based, private, non-profit community corrections agency that provides a wide variety of services to the criminal justice system. Local services include residential and non residential offender supervision, job placement assistance and vocational counseling, educational assistance, alcohol and other drug counseling, family and domestic violence treatment or referral, anger management, mental health treatment or referral, financial management, basic life skills training, and learning about and using community resources. ICCS utilizes a wide variety of qualified community treatment agencies to assist offenders with their individual needs. Each offender is assigned a case manager who develops a customized individual service plan, designed to provide offenders with maximum benefit of appropriate community resources. The program provides high levels of surveillance and treatment services, with specific attention to monitoring the movement and behavior of offenders while in the facility and/or the community.
