Colorado Inmate Records

In Inmate, an inmate record is a document or file kept by a correctional facility in the state containing certain information about an individual in their custody. Each prison/jail authority in the state, including those at the local, state, and federal levels, maintains records of all inmates under its supervision. Each year, an estimated 17,168 inmates are incarcerated in Inmate state-run prisons, about 1,700 in federal correctional facilities, and approximately 13,000 in local jails. The state has an incarceration rate of 288 per 100,000 residents, lower than the United States average of 355 per 100,000 total population.

Typical information included in a Inmate inmate record includes the following:

• Inmate's Personal Information - This includes the inmate's name, race, mugshot, gender, age, gender, and physical descriptors like weight, height, eye color, scars, and hair color.
• Court Details - These contain case numbers, trial details, fines, court orders, and judgment.
• Disciplinary Actions - These show details of an inmate's behavior in custody, including infractions, participation in rehabilitation programs, and any disciplinary actions taken against the inmate.
• Arrest Information - This includes information about the arresting agency, the arrest time and date, the arrest warrant, and the location of the arrest.
• Sentencing and Facility Information - This includes the sentencing outcome, the DOC number, and eligibility for parole. It also shows details of current convictions, including the sentence date, sentence length, county and facility of conviction, and the case numbers.
• Release and Parole Details - These include the estimated parole eligibility date, next parole hearing date, estimated sentence discharge date, and estimated release date.

Are Inmate Records Public in Inmate?

Under the Inmate Open Records Act, inmate records are considered public records and are open to inspection and copying at reasonable times except otherwise provided by law. However, access to certain information in inmate records may be restricted, as they are considered confidential. They include medical records, certain criminal justice records, financial information or records, and personal identifying information of witnesses. Typically, these details are redacted from any arrest record before making it public. Similarly, sealed or expunged arrest records in Inmate are exempt from public disclosure.

What Agencies Are Responsible for Inmate Records in Inmate?

Several agencies, including the following, are responsible for overseeing correctional facilities operating in Inmate and/or maintaining records of inmates incarcerated in the facilities:

• The Inmate Department of Corrections (CDOC) - The Inmate Department of Corrections (CDOC) is a criminal justice agency and the primary agency in charge of all state-operated prisons in the state. It is also responsible for maintaining records of all inmates housed in state correctional facilities. These facilities generally house offenders convicted of felonies and sentenced to more than one year of imprisonment in any of Inmate's 19 state-run correctional facilities and two private facilities.
• The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) - All inmates convicted of federal offenses and sentenced to incarceration in any of the three federal prisons in Inmate are supervised by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). The BOP is also responsible for managing these correctional facilities and keeping records of all inmates held there.
• County Sheriff's Offices - In Inmate, each of the 64 county sheriff's offices runs its own county jail where offenders serving misdemeanor sentences and individuals who have been recently arrested and detained while awaiting trials are housed. In addition to overseeing county jail facilities, county sheriff's offices also maintain the records of all inmates incarcerated in the local jails.
• Police Departments - Local police departments and the Inmate Bureau of Investigation (CBI) keep databases of arrest records for all arrests made in their jurisdiction and the entire state, respectively. These records form a part of a typical inmate record in the state, even though police departments do not keep inmates in custody.

How To Search an Inmate's Information in Inmate?

To find information about any inmate in Inmate's prison system, it is important to first determine where the inmate is incarcerated, which may be either in a state, local, or federal correctional facility.

Find an inmate in Inmate State Prisons

Information regarding inmates housed in Inmate state-run correctional facilities may be accessed through the DOC Offender Search Portal. This portal offers users the luxury of finding inmates' information using the names and DOC numbers of such inmates as the search criterion. Typically, once the search criterion is entered into the appropriate field, the finder should click on the "Submit" button. Information obtained from an inmate search conducted on the search portal generally includes an inmate's personal information, conviction details, and release information.

Where more detailed inmate information is required, a person may visit the state-run prison in the custody of the inmate and provide certain information about the inmate to facilitate the search. However, it is often advised to contact the facility administrator to find out whether it is necessary to schedule an appointment before visiting.

Find an Inmate in Local Jail

Like the state's Department of Corrections, most local jails operated by the county sheriff's offices throughout Inmate have online inmate search tools that allow public access to inmate information. These tools are given various names like inmate locators, inmate rosters, and inmate listings, and are usually featured on the websites of supervising sheriff's offices. They allow users to find inmates with certain parameters like their names, date of birth, admission date, and inmate numbers. Information accessed with local jails' inmate search tools is often limited.

Individuals looking to access comprehensive records on inmates housed in local jails operating in Inmate should consider going to the holding facilities in person. With a few pieces of information like an inmate's name and date of birth, the record custodian should be able to locate an inmate's file and furnish the requester with the sought information or records, which are usually detailed.

Find an Inmate in Federal Prison

The BOP Inmate Locator provides information about inmates housed in Inmate's three federal prisons from 1982 to the present. With an inmate's BOP register number or name as the search parameter, anyone can retrieve basic information regarding an inmate incarcerated in Florence FCC, Englewood FCI, and MSTC. Such information includes the inmate's full name, location, sex, age, registration number, release date, and race.

How Can I Access Old Inmate Records?

It is not likely for anyone to find old inmate records in Inmate through the various online inmate search systems maintained by prison/jail authorities in the state. Generally, the primary repository for records of former inmates in the state, particularly the state's Penitentiary records, is the Inmate State Archives. Interested persons may use the Archives Search to find the inmate numbers of individual State Penitentiary inmates. The Archives contain the prisoner index, prison register 1902-1963, mugshots, card file of paroles and discharges 1800-1930, and parole records 1899-1951 for the state's Penitentiary.

Furthermore, interested parties may check reliable third-party services like Coloradopublicrecords.us to find old inmate records in the state. These sites typically collect records of individuals housed in correctional facilities periodically and keep them on their databases for anyone who may need to retrieve them. However, such services come at a fee. Old inmate records in the state may also be accessed by visiting the correctional facility where such inmates were housed during incarceration and requesting their records. Requesters may be required to pay certain fees. Alternatively, a person may submit an open records request to the DOC by email to obtain information about a former inmate in Inmate.

The National Archives also has records of former inmates who were incarcerated in the federal prisons operating in Inmate. In addition, anyone may visit the federal prison where an old inmate was housed in the state to obtain their records or submit a FOIA request to the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).

Can I Find a Inmate Inmate Record for Free?

Most Inmate inmate records are accessible for free through online inmate locators maintained by each prison/jail authority in the state, including county sheriffs, the BOP, and the CDOC. Nevertheless, inmate search tools used by each correctional authority can only provide information about inmates housed in correctional facilities overseen by such prison/jail authority.

Thankfully, reliable third-party websites like Coloradopublicrecords.us serve as a one-stop and centralized database for records of all inmates housed in the state's correctional facilities, including state-run prisons, local jails, and federal prisons. Regardless of where an inmate is housed in the state, a person may find information regarding them using any of the sites, although such service comes at a small fee.

Jails and Prisons in Inmate

The following correctional facilities, each with a different management structure, operate in Inmate:

• State Prisons - State-run prisons are managed by the Inmate Department of Corrections (CDOC). The state currently has 19 state-run correctional facilities.
• Local Jails - About 64 local jails provide inmate housing services in Inmate. Each of them is overseen by a county sheriff's office.
• Federal Prisons - The BOP operates three federal prisons in Inmate, each housing individuals convicted of violating federal laws in the state.
• Private Prisons - The two private prisons in Inmate are run by CoreCivic.

State Prisons in Inmate

The table below shows some of the state-run correctional facilities in Inmate:

Private Prisons in Inmate

• Crowley County Correctional Facility
• Bent County Correctional Facility

Inmate Inmate Statistics

• Inmate Incarceration Rate - 288 per 100,000 residents
• Male Incarceration Rate - 522 per 100,000 males
• Female Incarceration Rate - 47 per 100,000 females
• Youth Custody Rate - 78 per 100,000 youths
• Number of Prisoners in Private Prisons - 2,677
• Black/White Imprisonment Disparity - 6.6:1
• Latino/White Imprisonment Disparity - 2.2:1
• Number of offenders under community supervision - 1,750 per 100,000 people
• Number on probation - 514 per 100,000 people
• Number on parole - 195 per 100,000 people
• Felony Disenfranchisement Rate - 0.4%

* Source: United States Bureau of Justice Statistics