Las Animas - Bent County Library District

Correctional institutions historically have used external classification systems to determine the security and custody level of an offender's placement. Methods of internal classification--determining housing, programming, and work assignments within a facility--often have been more informal, subjective, less standardized, and more inconsistent. Inmate assaults and subsequent litigation in many states, along with an increased emphasis on offender...

The impact of a child's involvement with the justice system can be far greater than a sentence imposed by a court. Numerous federal, state, and local laws impose additional consequences on children adjudicated delinquent or convicted in an adult court, many of which remain in effect far beyond any judicially-imposed sentence. Unlike a sentence, however, those additional consequences are frequently unknown to attorneys, judges, and the children whose...

The CrossRoad to Freedom House Therapeutic began as a joint treatment program for substance abusers and sex offenders.

IRT programs were targeted for research because of the challenging, high risk population served and the lack of information on program services and outcomes.

Provides an overview of the three components of community-based corrections in Colorado and background on the offenders in those programs.