2023 Legislative Oversight Committee on Jail Standards Final Report

Pursuant to House Bill 22-1063, the Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning Colorado Jail Standards (oversight committee) is responsible for overseeing the 22-member Colorado Jail Standards Commission (commission), which was required to recommend standards for the operation of jails in the following areas:

• reception and release;
• classification of inmates;
• security;
• housing;
• sanitation and environmental conditions;
• communication;
• visitation;
• health care, mental and behavioral health care, and dental care;
• restrictive housing;
• inmate grievances;
• jail staffing; and
• inmate prerogatives.