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2017 Colorado Revised Statutes
Title 17 - Corrections
Department of Corrections
Article 1 - Department of Corrections
Part 1 - Corrections Administration
§ 17-1-104.5. Incarceration of inmates from other states - private contract prison facilities
Universal Citation: CO Rev Stat ยง 17-1-104.5 (2017)
(1) The general assembly finds and declares that the importation of prisoners from other states into correctional facilities not operated by the department of corrections is a matter of statewide concern.
(2) No inmate from a state other than Colorado may be received into the state of Colorado and be housed in a private contract prison facility or a prison facility operated by a political subdivision of the state:
(a) Without the express approval of the executive director, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld; and
(b) Unless the private contract prison facility or a prison facility operated by a political subdivision is designed to meet or exceed the appropriate security level for the inmate.
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