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.

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 considers Transition placements based on eligibility criteria and individual case factors that are reviewed when a referral is received from the Department of Corrections. 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.

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.

Clients 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.

Upon reaching a level of individual stability, clients are expected to participate in treatment groups and may include life skills classes and/or other classes, while they are at ComCor. Clients in the Transition program are monitored for alcohol and drug use and are required to be accountable twenty-four hours per day, seven days per week.  They are required to meet regularly with their assigned case manager to discuss progress toward objectives identified in their individualized supervision plan and to address problems that may be impinging on their individual reintegration within the community.

Clients are required to maintain employment while in the Transition program and, through an Offender Funds Management system, ComCor assists clients in establishing a savings plan, paying restitution, court-ordered costs, child support and other legal obligations, to include mandatory payment towards program room and board fees. The Offender Funds Management program includes the opportunity for clients to participate in Money Management classes, which assists clients not only in managing their funds, but also in developing individualized budgets that address fiscal obligations while in the program.

Senior Program Manager
Jarle C. Wood
719.473.4460 ext. 31

Referral Coordinator
Laura Welch
719.473.4460 ext. 50

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