Parole Releases in Las Animas County
A person released from Trinidad Correctional Facility or another Colorado prison may move from a prison facility assignment into a parole region or parole office in CDOC records. That is a state parole path, not a county-jail release. CDOC Offender Search is the main public source for Colorado prison custody, parole assignment, estimated parole eligibility, estimated next parole hearing, estimated mandatory release, and estimated sentence discharge information.
For a Las Animas County criminal case, check the sentence county and court cause before assuming the record belongs to a local case. A person can be housed at Trinidad Correctional Facility in Model because CDOC placed them there, even if the sentence came from another county. A person sentenced from Las Animas County can also be housed somewhere else in CDOC before release.
How to Check State Parole
Start with the CDOC offender record, then use the parole board source only if the person is approaching or has had a hearing.
- Search CDOC Offender Search by DOC number when available, or by last name, first name, and gender.
- Review sentence county, court cause, current facility assignment, parole eligibility, next parole hearing, mandatory release, and sentence discharge fields.
- Open the CDOC parole board hearing search at the parole board page for hearing schedule information.
- If the person was released from the Las Animas County Detention Center to probation instead of prison, use the court docket and Las Animas County Probation rather than the parole board.
Parole and Probation Contacts
Parole is statewide through CDOC and the Colorado State Board of Parole. Probation for Las Animas County cases is local through the Colorado Judicial Branch.
CDOC Offender Search
Source: doc.state.co.us/oss
Search fields: DOCNO, last name, first name, gender
Parole board: CDOC parole board search
Las Animas County Probation
200 E. 1st Street, Room 303, Trinidad, CO 81082
Phone: 719-846-6020
Fax: 719-422-7108
Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Parole, Probation, and Discharge
Probation usually comes from a court sentence or supervision order and can follow a local jail release or replace additional jail time. Parole follows CDOC prison custody. A probation sentence, revocation hearing, termination, or discharge is usually verified through the Las Animas County court case and probation office. A parole release, revocation, or sentence discharge is usually verified through CDOC and parole board sources.
| Record path | What it can show |
|---|---|
| CDOC Offender Search | Prison status, parole assignment, estimated dates, sentence discharge, facility assignment. |
| Parole board search | Upcoming parole hearings by person, month, or county when the live page supports those filters. |
| Las Animas County docket | Sentence, probation order, revocation, termination, warrant recall, or court disposition. |
| Las Animas County Probation | Local procedure and official contact for probation matters tied to a county case. |
Colorado Parole Limits
Colorado parole eligibility is offense and sentence specific. C.R.S. 17-22.5-403 controls parole eligibility for many prison sentences, C.R.S. 17-22.5-405 covers earned time, and 8 CCR 1511-1 describes board authority and decision rules. Violent offenses, sex offenses, life sentences, habitual sentences, parole revocations, and newer 85-percent service rules require careful review of the CDOC record and sentence documents.
Colorado Parole Records
Colorado parole records should be read with CDOC sentence fields. A parole hearing is not the same as release. The Board may grant release, deny it, defer it, defer to mandatory release timing, rescind a prior decision, or act on a revocation. CDOC Offender Search may show estimated parole eligibility, estimated next parole hearing, current facility assignment, estimated mandatory release, and sentence discharge fields. Those labels are the safest public vocabulary for a Las Animas County user checking a prison release.
The parole board hearing link is available through the CDOC Offender Search navigation. Research described the public board page as a way to search by person, month, or county when the fields are available. If the public page only shows a schedule or hearing entry, it should be treated as a hearing source, not a full decision record. For the legal basis, C.R.S. 17-22.5-403 controls parole eligibility for many sentences, C.R.S. 17-22.5-405 addresses earned time, and 8 CCR 1511-1 describes parole board decision rules.
| Board outcome | Meaning for release |
|---|---|
| Granted or designated | Release is approved subject to conditions and release planning. |
| Denied or deferred | The person remains in custody until a later event or date. |
| Deferred to MRD | Mandatory release timing may control before another hearing. |
| Revocation | A person already on parole may return to custody. |
Las Animas Parole Split
Las Animas County has two common sources of confusion. First, a local jail release to probation is not parole. Probation is created by a court order and runs through the local probation office. Second, a person released from Trinidad Correctional Facility is a CDOC prisoner release, even if the facility is inside Las Animas County. The sheriff's jail roster is not the right source for that state prison discharge.
If the person is in CDOC custody or on parole, search by DOC number when possible. If the person was booked into the county jail and never sentenced to prison, start with the sheriff, court, and probation sources. If an ICE or federal hold appears, parole may not answer the next physical-custody question. The next agency must be checked.
Parole Request Fallback
If the CDOC public record and parole board search do not answer the question, the next step is a narrow request for the parole or sentence-administration record that matches the issue. Ask for the public official-action information tied to parole release, sentence discharge, hearing result, or supervision status. Do not request medical, security, classification, or disciplinary files unless a specific lawful need and source supports the request. Those records often trigger separate review and are not the same as a release-status record.
For a Las Animas County case, keep the sentence path in view. The court record shows the sentence that sent the person to CDOC. The CDOC record shows prison, parole, and discharge fields. The parole board source shows hearing timing or board action where public. If the person is on local probation instead, the parole board page will not be the right source. If a detainer is involved, a parole approval may still not produce immediate community release.
Terms are easy to mix up. Eligibility means the person can be considered. Release means the person leaves prison custody under a legal status. Parole means supervision continues outside prison. Discharge means the sentence or CDOC authority has ended. A public page should keep those words separate because each one points to a different record.
Final Parole Check
Before treating a person as released on parole, confirm that the record is a CDOC parole record rather than a county probation case. CDOC fields, parole board hearing entries, and current facility assignment language are the main public clues. A local court docket may show the original sentence, but the parole board and CDOC administer parole after prison custody.
If the person is listed with a parole assignment, that usually means physical prison custody has ended while supervision continues. If the sentence discharge date has not passed, the person may still be under CDOC authority. If the parole board hearing is only scheduled, release has not necessarily happened. These differences matter for Las Animas County because the county includes both local probation and a state prison.
Hearing Versus Release
A parole hearing date is a review point, not a release date. The board may consider statutory eligibility, conduct, release plan, offense type, public-safety findings, detainers, and sentence timing. If the hearing is denied or deferred, the person may remain in prison. If release is granted, the person may still need an approved plan and may be delayed by a detainer or another hold.
For Las Animas County users, this distinction is especially important with Trinidad Correctional Facility. A person may have a hearing connected to a CDOC sentence at that facility, but the final release could occur later, from another facility, or to parole supervision. Use the hearing source for board timing and CDOC for custody and discharge status.