Colorado. Office of the State Court Administrator.

Colorado has come to understand that problem-solving courts (for example: drug courts, treatment courts, and mental health courts) have been shown by a growing body of research to be a very effective means of reducing substance abuse, managing mental illness, and increasing the likelihood that people will remain in recovery and reintegrate into their communities as productive and contributing members.

Este folleto proporciona informac̤in para las víctimas de un delito en que el acusado haya sido condenado a libertad condicional. Las ̕vctimas tienen el derecho a ser tratadas con justicia, dignidad y respeto. El departamento de libertad condicional reconoce que es importante servir a las ̕vctimas, a sus familias y a sus comunidades.

This manual is intended to assist the newly appointed Guardian, to identify your responsibilities and to introduce you to important Guardianship issues. This is not a comprehensive manual. It does not address every situation but was designed to highlight many of the common situations that one may need to address as a Guardian.

Drug Court is an innovative alternative to prison with emphasis on accountability and intensive monitoring for drug abusing criminal offenders. The drug court removes defendants from the clogged courtrooms of the traditional criminal justice system, placing them in a new type of courtroom environment where they undergo treatment and counseling, submit to frequent and random drug testing, make regular appearances before the judge and are monitored...