Transition

ComCor’s Transition program provides correctional and treatment services for Colorado Department of Corrections inmates who have served a prison sentence and then been placed in a community corrections program prior to being placed on parole by the State Board of Parole or being released from custody. These individuals are under the jurisdiction of the Colorado Department of Corrections, Division of Adult Parole, Community Corrections and Youthful Offender System, and the El Paso County Community Corrections Board.

ComCor’s Transition program complies with all applicable Colorado Department of Public Safety, Division of Criminal Justice’s “Colorado Community Corrections Standards,” as revised. The program also complies with all applicable American Correctional Association “Adult Community Residential Standards,” as revised.

According to the state of Colorado, Division of Criminal Justice, approximately 59 percent of Transition offenders statewide successfully complete their residential placement before being placed on parole or intensive supervision parole.

Eligibility for placement in ComCor’s Transition program is based on the acceptance criteria set by the El Paso County Community Corrections Board through the El Paso County Department of Justice Services. The Board’s criteria for ComCor’s Transition program can be found on their Web site.

ComCor’s Transition program also has guidelines for acceptance. These guidelines detail the eligibility criteria and the factors that are considered when a referral is screened for acceptance into ComCor’s program. The Transition program will accept individuals only if a Transfer Order or an Executive Assignment Order has been issued by the Colorado Department of Corrections. A copy of ComCor’s Transition program guidelines for acceptance is available upon request.

Referrals to ComCor’s Transition program are initiated by Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) case managers and are based on CDOC’s Administrative Guidelines and applicable state statutes. Adult inmates convicted of statutorily defined nonviolent offenses who are 19 months from their Parole Eligibility Date, and inmates who are convicted of statutorily defined violent offenses who are nine months from their Parole Eligibility Date, may be referred to community corrections programs, including ComCor’s Transition program. Referrals for ComCor’s Transition program are processed through CDOC’s existing offender movement systems. The referrals are then forwarded to ComCor’s Transition Program for a decision and disposition.

ComCor provides information on all Transition referrals screened to the Department of Justice Services in accordance with the Department’s guidelines. Additional information on the referral process to ComCor’s Transition Program can be found on the Department of Justice Service’s Web site.

Individuals participating in ComCor’s Transition program are assigned a case manager, and a thorough assessment process is conducted utilizing the state’s Standardized Offender Assessment-Revised assessment battery. A vocational needs screen is conducted on each individual to determine if a more thorough vocational assessment needs to be done. A mental health screen is also conducted on each program participant at the time of admission to identify any immediate mental health issues that need to be addressed.

The case manager collaborates with ComCor’s mental health, treatment staff, and vocational staff to develop an individualized supervision plan for each offender, outlining the program outcomes and behavioral expectations for the individual. This supervision plan is based on each individual’s unique criminogenic needs and risk factors.

Individuals are required to participate in treatment groups and life skills classes, including vocational classes, while they are at ComCor. Each offender in the Transition program is monitored for alcohol and drug use, utilizing a well-established system of substance abuse testing. Program participants are required to be accountable 24 hours per day, seven days per week, through ComCor’s established system of accountability monitoring. Program participants are required to meet regularly with their assigned case manager to discuss progress toward objectives identified in their individualized supervision plans and to address problems that may be impinging on the individual’s reintegration within the community.

Individuals are required to maintain employment while in the Transition program and are responsible for paying restitution, court-ordered costs, child support and other legal obligations along with their program room and board fees. Each participant develops an individualized budget with the case manager that is used to track their employment and financial obligations while in the program.

Senior Program Manager
Jarle C. Wood
719.260.8002

Transition Facility
3808 North Nevada Avenue
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
719.636.5200
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