SB 22-050

Senate Bill 22-050, which has been signed into law, aims to improve the rehabilitation and reintegration of inmates in Colorado by expanding work opportunities both inside and outside prison facilities. This bill ensures that these programs are designed to help prisoners successfully return to society after their release. It also updates how inmates can be compensated for their work and manages deductions from their accounts. The law affects all inmates under the Department of Corrections and is now active since it has been signed by the governor.

Official Summary

The act clarifies the opportunities available to inmates imprisoned by the department of corrections (department). The act clarifies that the rehabilitation and work opportunities available to inmates are to promote the person's successful rehabilitation, reentry, and reintegration into the community. The act clarifies a distinction between external programs, which occur in partnership with employers outside of department facilities, and internal programs, which occur inside a department facility and may be in partnership with employers outside of department facilities. The act amends inmate compensation and permissible deductions from an inmate's account. (Note: This summary applies to this bill as enacted.)

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