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Pretrial Release Task Force

The Pretrial Release Task Force was seated by the Commission in June 2017. This Task Force was placed on hiatus in June 2020 and did not resume. With the sunset of the CCJJ on September 1, 2023, the Task Force status was transitioned from "hiatus" to "concluded." 

This Task Force is expected to address the following topics: Compliance with the current statute varies across judicial districts, barriers to implementation include cost, resources, cost of pretrial supervision, communication between pre-trial services, courts, defense attorneys and prosecutors, training and general awareness of risk tool, review of the Colorado Pretrial Assessment Tool (CPAT), environment scan of pretrial use in Colorado and around the country. The Task Force has seated several Working Groups to study specific topics and prepare materials for the Task Force (see "Subgroups" below).

No further meetings
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For information, contact Laurence Lucero (laurence.lucero(at)state.co.us)
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Unless otherwise noted, all meetings of the Pretrial Release Task Force will be held virtually. Hybrid meetings will typically occur at the Department of Public Safety, 710 Kipling St., 3rd Floor Meeting room, Lakewood CO 80215.

For meetings held at 690 KIPLING...
Those entering the building must check-in at the first floor reception area upon arrival. Proceed forward past the check-in desk and take the hallway on the left. The meeting room is the last door on the left.

For meetings held at 700 KIPLING...
Those entering the building must check-in at the first floor reception area upon arrival. Following check-in, YOU MUST BE ESCORTED to the meeting room.
-FOR THE 2ND FLOOR CICJIS CONFERENCE ROOM, take a right off the elevator to the door on the right (to the DCJ: Victim's Unit). Through the door, take the hallway to the left and the conference room is the first door on the left.
-FOR THE 3RD FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM, take a right off the elevator and a right down the long hallway to the 3rd Floor North (Old EDO) Conference Room. At the end of the hallway the conference room is to the left.
-FOR THE 4TH FLOOR TRAINING ROOM, take a right off the elevator and a right down the hallway to the 4th Floor CDPS Training Room. The meeting room is opposite the water fountains.

For meetings held at 710 KIPLING...
-FOR THE 2ND FLOOR MEETING ROOM, this building does not require check-in or an escort. Take the elevator to the second floor. Exit the elevator area to the right and walk immediately forward to the meeting room (...not down the hallway!).

Meeting Accessibility: CDPS is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. As part of this commitment, CDPS will ensure reasonable accommodations are provided to enable all people to engage fully in our trainings, meetings and events. To request accommodations, please contact CCJJ staff support [laurence.lucero(at)state.co.us] at least two weeks before the meeting date for which you need an accommodation. Please make sure also to let us know if you need any of the materials in an alternative format.

See the CCJJ Calendar for information on all scheduled meetings of the Commission and its subgroups.

Task Force Members

To ensure balanced representation on the Pretrial Release Task Force, the CCJJ Chair and Vice-Chair employ a template to guide the appointment process. Representative agencies and stakeholders are determined first, followed by the appointment of volunteers to the available positions.

NamePosition, Affiliation
Stan Hilkey, Chair / CCJJExecutive Director, Colorado Department of Public Safety
Chris Bachmeyer / CCJJJudge, 1st Judicial District
Shawn Day / CCJJAurora Municipal Court (Municipalities Representative)
Janet Drake / CCJJDeputy Attorney General (Criminal Justice)
Valarie Finks / CCJJVictim Services, 18th Judicial District
Bill Kilpatrick / CCJJChief of Police, Golden Police Department
Rick Kornfeld / CCJJDefense Attorney
Greg Mauro / CCJJDenver Division of Community Corrections
Tom Raynes / CCJJColorado District Attorneys' Council
Clifford Riedel / CCJJDistrict Attorney's Office, Larimer County
Glenn Tapia / CCJJDivision of Probation Services
Anne Tapp / CCJJSafehouse Alliance for Nonviolence
Maureen CainCriminal Defense Representative
Steve ChinColorado Association of Pretrial Services
Lucy OhanianDefense-State Public Defenders Office
Monica RotnerBoulder County Community Justice Services
Sean SmithSheriff, La Plata County
Adam ZarrinPolicy Advisor, Office of the Governor
Bo ZeeripDistrict Attorney's Office, Mesa County
TBDColorado Judicial Department
TBDRepresentative, County Sheriffs of Colorado
Staff: Laurence Lucero (laurence.lucero@state.co.us)
"CCJJ" - Commission members
Former Members
NamePosition and or Affiliation
Jennifer Bradford / CCJJMetro State University
Charlie Garcia / CCJJCCJJ At-Large
Mike Garcia / CCJJDivision of Probation Services
Joseph Salazar / CCJJState Representative, House District 31
Lang Sias / CCJJState Representative, House District 21
Doug Wilson / CCJJState Public Defender
Mindy MasiasColorado Judicial Department
Patrick MurphyJudge, 17th Judicial District
Kirk TaylorSheriff, Pueblo County Sheriff's Office
Subgroups

The Pretrial Release Task Force (PRTF) created Working Groups exploring the following topic areas (WG Leaders):

ONGOING (upon hiatus)

  • Judicial Engagement (HB13-1236) (Lucy Ohanian, WG Leader)
    This Working Group evolved from the earlier "2013 Statute Implementation" WG created to follow-up implementation issues surrounding, HB13-1236.
  • Pretrial Services Data Collection (Monica Rotner, WG Leader)
  • Recommendations Review / HB19-1226 (Greg Mauro & Maureen Cain, WG Co-Leaders)
    This Working Group holds open meetings*, starting with the first meeting June 26,2019 (See the June 2019, HB19-1226 handout in "Materials" below).

UPCOMING

  • Audiovisual Technology (In development, WG Leader TBD)

ON HIATUS or CONCLUDED

  • Assessment tools / CPAT / Decision making / Bond schedules / Conditions / Behavioral Health(Greg Mauro & Steve Chin, WG Co-Leaders)
  • Pretrial Preventive Detention - ON HIATUS (Bo Zeerip, WG Leader)
    This Working Group held open meetings between December 2018 and May 2019. The WG is currently on hiatus until further notice. In "Materials," please see the "Position Statement" (May 24, 2019, Office of the State Public Defender).
  • Pretrial Services / Supervision / Violations / Resources(Greg Mauro & Steve Chin, WG Co-Leaders)

*Pursuant to § 24-6-402(2)(a), C.R.S., "All meetings of two or more members of any state public body at which any public business is discussed or at which any formal action may be taken are declared to be public meetings open to the public at all times."

Materials

The Pretrial Release Task Force materials:
(Minutes of the Task Force may be found below under "Previous Meetings.")

These materials are displayed in reverse chronological order...

JUNE 2020 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE

pdf icon Bill: Senate Bill 2020 - 161
(Concerning pretrial release and, in connection therewith, requiring a pretrial assessment process, an administrative order for immediate pretrial release without monetary conditions, and a pretrial services program)
- The Senate Judiciary Committee approved the bill on Monday, February 24, 2020 and referred the bill to the Senate Appropriations Committee.
- The Senate Appropriations Committee postponed the bill indefinitely on June 10, 2020 (due to COVID-19 budget-related deliberations).


FEBRUARY 2020 TASK FORCE MEETING

Legislative Update - February 2020
pdf icon Bill: Senate Bill 2020 - 161
(Concerning pretrial release and, in connection therewith, requiring a pretrial assessment process, an administrative order for immediate pretrial release without monetary conditions, and a pretrial services program)
S.B. 20-161 was introduced 2/4/2020, reflecting these CCJJ/Pretrial Release Task Force Recommendations:
-FY20-PR #02 (Create Pretrial Services Data Advisory Group), and
-FY20-PR #03 (Implement Bail Bond Reform).

Recent Statements about Pretrial Risk Assessment
(Documents posted subsequent to the 02/11/2020 Task Force meeting)
pdf icon Statement: Updated Position on Pretrial Risk Assessment Tools (Pretrial Justice Institute, pretrial.org)
pdf icon Statement: Announcement - Standards for Pretrial Release and Risk Assessment Instruments (National Association of Pretrial Services Agencies, napsa.org; see also, Standards on Pretrial Release: Revised 2020)


OCTOBER 2019 TASK FORCE MEETING

Update: Colorado Pretrial Assessment Tool - Revised
pdf icon Handout: Performance for Pretrial Outcomes - Test Data (Victoria Terranova, University of Northern Colorado)
pdf icon Handout: CPAT-R - Pilot Items (Victoria Terranova, University of Northern Colorado)


AUGUST 2019 TASK FORCE MEETING

Update: Judicial Engagement Working Group
pdf icon Handout: Summary- Judicial Buy-in Meeting [6/24/2019] (Lucy Ohanian, WG Leader, CO State Public Defender's Office)


JUNE 2019 TASK FORCE MEETING

Municipal Courts
pdf icon Presentation: Overview-Municipal Courts [CO Municipal Judges Association](Shawn Day, Aurora Municipal Court Judge)

Pretrial Preventive Detention Working Group - Chair Report
pdf icon Handout: Chair Report (Pretrial Preventive Detention Working Group) (Bo Zeerip, Mesa County DA's Office)

House Bill 2019 - 1226: Bond Reform (appended with all proposed Senate amendments)
pdf icon Handout: HB19-1226 with Amendments (Staff, Division of Criminal Justice)


MAY 24, 2019 PRETRIAL PREVENTIVE DETENTION WORKING GROUP MEETING

POSITION STATEMENT - Office of the State Public Defender (OSPD)
pdf icon Letter: Continuation of the Pretrial Preventive Detention Working Group (Maureen Cain/Lucienne Ohanian, OSPD)


JULY 2018 TASK FORCE MEETING

Pretrial Preventive Detention Working Group Proposal
pdf icon Presentation: Proposed Pretrial Decision Making (Bo Zeerip, Mesa County DA's Office)


JANUARY 2018 TASK FORCE MEETING

Collaborative Practice Assessment Tool Validation
pdf icon Presentation: CPAT Validation (Victoria Terranova, Ph.D and Kyle Ward, Ph.D,University of Northern Colorado)


Denver Pretrial Services: Smart Pretrial Program
pdf icon Presentation: Denver Pretrial Services (Aubree Cote, Pretrial Services Coordinator)
(See also, the BJA/PJI: Smart Suite Initiative)


DECEMBER 2017 TASK FORCE MEETING

Boulder County Pretrial Outcomes
pdf icon Handout: Boulder CJS Pretrial Outcomes for Supervised and Unsupervised Defendants (Monica Rotner, Boulder County Community Justice Services)

CPAT Revision Presentation
pdf icon Presentation: Colorado Pretrial Assessment Tool Revision (Victoria Terranova, Ph.D and Kyle Ward, Ph.D,University of Northern Colorado)


NOVEMBER 2017 TASK FORCE MEETING

Bond Analysis
pdf icon Handout: Bond Analysis - Cases that do not post bond (Peg Flick, Staff-Division of Criminal Justice)

Appearance Rates
pdf icon Handout: Mesa County 2016 Appearance Rates - Secured vs. Unsecured Bonds (Steve Chin, Colorado Association of Pretrial Services)


OCTOBER 2017 TASK FORCE MEETING

Bond Analysis
pdf icon Handout: Bond Analysis - Public Safety (Peg Flick, Staff-Division of Criminal Justice)


Pretrial Practices
pdf icon Presentation: Pretrial Practices in the 20th Judicial District (Monica Rotner, Boulder County Community Justice Services)


Pretrial Services in Colorado
(Maureen Cain, Criminal Defense Attorney)
pdf icon Handout: Summary of Pretrial Services in Colorado
pdf icon Handout: Pretrial Services by Judicial District and County
pdf icon Handout: Bond Schedules by Judicial District


CALIFORNIA COURTS (The Judicial Branch of California)

Website: California Pretrial Release Program (see also, Prior Reform Efforts) 
Report: pdf icon Pretrial Detention Reform: Recommendations to the Chief Justice

Information forwarded by Tim Schnake:
The report was be shared with the [CA] Judicial Council at its November 16th, 2017 meeting. The materials and video of the Judicial Council meeting may be found at the California Courts Meeting Information Center: JC event (11/16/17).
(See also, California Judicial Branch: Judicial Council: courts.ca.gov/policyadmin-jc.htm.)


THE STATE OF PRETRIAL JUSTICE IN AMERICA 2017 - Pretrial Justice Institute
Report: pdf icon The State of Pretrial Justice in America (November 2017)
(See also, Pretrial Justice Institute)

Previous Meetings

The minutes of Working Groups that meet Open Meeting criteria are posted below.
See the CCJJ Calendar for information on all scheduled meetings of the Commission and its subgroups.

DateTimeLocationMinutes
Pretrial Release Task Force
May 8, 2023		With the sunset of the CCJJ on September 1, 2023,
this Task Force status was transitioned from "hiatus" to "concluded." 
Pretrial Release Task Force
June 9, 2020		PLACED ON HIATUS
Pretrial Release Task Force
May 5, 2020		CANCELED
Pretrial Release Task Force
April 7, 2020		CANCELED
Pretrial Release Task Force
March 10, 2020		CANCELED
Pretrial Release Task Force
February 11, 2020		1:30pm - 3:00pm2nd Floor Meeting Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
710 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
Pretrial Release Task Force
January 7, 2020		CANCELED
Pretrial Release Task Force
December 10, 2019		9:00am - 5:00pm2nd Floor Meeting Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
710 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
Pretrial Release Task Force
November 5, 2019		12:00 - 4:00pm2nd Floor Meeting Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
710 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
EXTRA MEETING
Pretrial Release Task Force
October 22, 2019		8:30am - 5:00pm4th Floor Training Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
700 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
Pretrial Release Task Force
October 8, 2019		1:30pm - 4:30pm2nd Floor Meeting Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
710 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
PRTF: Recs / HB19-1226
Working Group
October 1, 2019		3:00pm - 5:00pm2nd Floor - CICJIS Meeting Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
700 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
Pretrial Release Task Force
September 13, 2019		9:30am - 12:00pmLookout Mountain Room
Jefferson County Government Center
100 Jefferson County Parkway
Golden , CO 80419		pdf icon
PRTF: Recs / HB19-1226
Working Group
September 12, 2019		8:30am - 10:30pm4th Floor Training Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
700 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
PRTF: Recs / HB19-1226
Working Group
August 26, 2019		10:30am - 12:30pm2nd Floor Meeting Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
710 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
Pretrial Release Task Force
August 6, 2019		1:30pm - 4:30pm2nd Floor Meeting Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
710 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
PRTF: Recs / HB19-1226
Working Group
August 6, 2019		11:30am - 1:30pm2nd Floor Meeting Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
710 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
PRTF: Recs / HB19-1226
Working Group
July 23, 2019		10:00am - 12:00pmRoom 12-107 (12th Floor)
CO Judicial Branch (Ralph Carr Judicial Ctr.)
1300 Broadway, Denver, CO 80203		pdf icon
Pretrial Release Task Force
July 9, 2019		CANCELED
PRTF: Recs / HB19-1226
Working Group
June 26, 2019		9:30 - 11:30am2nd Floor OCC Conference Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
710 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
Pretrial Release Task Force
June 11, 2019		1:30pm - 4:30pm2nd Floor Meeting Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
710 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
PRTF: Preventive Detention
Working Group
June 11, 2019		CANCELED
The Preventive Detention Working Group is on hiatus until further notice.
PRTF: Preventive Detention
Working Group
May 28, 2019		10:00am - 12:00pmNOTE: See in "Materials" above...
Position Statement (May 24, 2019)
Office of the State Public Defender

4th Floor Training Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
700 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
PRTF: Preventive Detention
Working Group
May 8, 2019		9:00am - 1:00pm4th Floor Training Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
700 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
Pretrial Release Task Force
May 7, 2019		2:30 - 430pm3rd Floor Meeting Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
710 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
PRTF: Preventive Detention
Working Group
April 10, 2019		CANCELED
Pretrial Release Task Force
April 9, 2019		CANCELED
PRTF: Preventive Detention
Working Group
March 6, 2019		9:00am - 1:00pm4th Floor Training Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
700 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
Pretrial Release Task Force
March 5, 2019		9:00am - 11:00am3rd Floor Meeting Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
710 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
PRTF: Preventive Detention
Working Group
February 6, 2019		9:00am - 1:00pm2nd Floor CICJIS Conference Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
700 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
Pretrial Release Task Force
February 5, 2019		9:00am - 11:00am3rd Floor Meeting Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
710 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
PRTF: Preventive Detention
Working Group
January 9, 2019		CANCELED
Pretrial Release Task Force
January 8, 2019		1:30pm - 4:30pm3rd Floor Meeting Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
710 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
PRTF: Preventive Detention
Working Group
December 12, 2018		9:00am - 1:00pm3rd Floor Meeting Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
710 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
Above (on and after December 12, 2018), minutes from the Pretrial Release Task Force and selected *Working Groups are posted separately. There were no Working Group minutes prior to December 12, 2018.
(* The minutes of Working Groups that meet Open Meeting criteria are posted above.)



Below (on and prior to December 11, 2018), all minutes posted are from the Pretrial Release Task Force.
Pretrial Release Task Force
December 11, 2018		1:00pm - 4:30pm3rd Floor Meeting Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety>,
710 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
November 6, 2018
1:00pm - 4:30pm		3rd Floor Meeting Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
710 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
October 9, 201812:00 - 4:45pm3rd Floor Meeting Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
710 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
September 11, 201812:00 - 5:00pm3rd Floor Meeting Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
710 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
August 7, 20181:30 - 4:30pm3rd Floor Meeting Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
710 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
July 10, 20181:30 - 4:30pm3rd Floor Meeting Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
710 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
June 5, 20181:30 - 4:15pm3rd Floor Meeting Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
710 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
May 8, 2018Task Force meeting CANCELED.
Working Group meetings held in lieu of Task Force meeting.
April 10, 20181:30 - 4:00pm3rd Floor Meeting Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
710 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
March 6, 20181:30 - 4:00pm3rd Floor Meeting Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
710 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
February 6, 20181:30 - 4:00pm3rd Floor Meeting Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
710 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
January 9, 20181:30 - 4:00pm3rd Floor Meeting Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
710 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
December 5, 20171:30 - 4:00pm3rd Floor Meeting Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
710 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
November 7, 20171:30 - 4:00pm3rd Floor Meeting Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
710 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
October 10, 20171:30 - 4:00pm3rd Floor Meeting Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
710 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
September 5, 20171:30 - 4:00pm4th Floor Training Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
700 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
August 8, 20171:30 - 4:00pm4th Floor Training Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
700 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
July 11, 20171:00 - 4:30pm4th Floor Training Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
700 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon
June 21, 20171:00 - 4:30pm1st Floor Meeting Room
Colorado Department of Public Safety
690 Kipling St., Lakewood CO 80215		pdf icon

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