Press Releases

6/4/2019 Highway 207 Designated the “Sgt. Mary Ricard Memorial Highway”

7/5/2019  Department of Corrections Statement on the Arrest of Corrections Officer Scott Mathews Jr.

7/10/2019- State Reaches Lawsuit Settlement with Transgender Offender

7/30/2019- Colorado Department of Corrections Announces Promotion of 5 new Wardens

9/17/2019- Inmates from the Colorado Department of Corrections Partner with The University of Denver to Launch New Podcast

10/18/2019 Department of Corrections Promotes New Deputy Executive Directors

10/29/2019 Pennsylvania Murder Suspect Captured

12/4/2019 Tragic Loss for Department of Corrections 

12/5/2019 UPDATE on Tragic Loss of CDOC Staff Member

12/11/2019 Memorial Service for Sgt. Joshua Voth 

1/7/2020 Department of Corrections Statement on the Closing of Private GEO Corporation Prison in Colorado Springs 

2/2/2020 Statement on Small Plane Crash on Department of Corrections' Property in Canon City 

3/11/2020 Operational Changes at Colorado Department of Corrections' Facilities for Prevention of COVID-19

3/23/2020 Department of Corrections Provides Updates on COVID-19 Prevention Plan

3/26/2020 Department of Corrections Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19

3/26/2020 Department of Corrections to Implement Directives from Governor Polis Executive Order to Best Prevent COVID-19 From Entering Prisons 

3/27/2020- Additional Department of Corrections Staff Members Test Positive for COVID-19

4/8/2020 Department of Corrections Inmate Tests Positive for COVID-19

4/15/2020 2 Inmates Test Positive for COVID-19 at Sterling Correctional Facility 

4/16/2020 Department of Corrections Update on Comprehensive COVID-19 Prevention and Response Efforts

4/23/2020 Department of Corrections and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Conduct COVID-19 Testing at Sterling Correctional Facility

4/24/2020 Initial Results from Targeted COVID-19 Testing Program at Sterling Correctional Facility

5/1/2020- DOC Inmate from Sterling Dies at Hospital 

5/11/2020 Department of Corrections Publishes Testing Data  

7/7/2020 Inmate and Staff Member at Buena Vista Correctional Complex Test Positive for COVID 

7/13/2020 Update on DOC COVID-19 Testing

8/24/2020 CDOC and COVA Partnership

9/28/2020 Department of Corrections Recognizes Scholarship Recipients

10/29/2020 CDOC Inmate at Fremont Correctional Facility Dies at Hospital 

11/13/2020 Colorado Department of Corrections Reaches Settlement with the ACLU

11/17/2020 DOC Inmate from Fremont Correctional Facility Dies at Hospital 

12/1/2020 CDOC COVID-19 Response Update 

12/3/2020 DOC Inmate Death Investigation

1/12/2021 Inmate Arrested After Walking Away from the Minimum Security Colorado Correctional Facility

5/7/2021 Bill Signing Marks the Beginning of New CDOC Youthful Offender Mentoring Program

8/4/2021  Minimum Security Inmate Walks Away from the Canon City Complex

8/4/2021 Minimum Security Inmate in Custody After Walking Away from the Canon City Complex

8/7/2021 Inmate on Inmate Alleged Homicide at Colorado State Penitentiary 

8/17/2021 State Agencies with 24/7 Facilities to Require COVID-19 Vaccinations for Staff Members

10/20/2021 Officer Involved Shooting 

3/9/2022 DOC Inmate Death Investigation at Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility 

3/31/2022 DOC Statement on Senate Bill 050

7/16/2022   Minimum Security Inmate Escapes from the Delta Correctional Center

7/16/2022 UPDATE: Minimum Security Inmate Caught After Escape 

10/26/2023 Colorado Women's Correctional Facility Deconstruction 

10/6/2023 CPO Guerin Sandoval Memorial Service

4/10/2023 Minimum Security Inmate Escapes from Rifle Correctional Facility

2/12/2023 Minimum Security Inmate Escapes from East Canon Complex 

2/12/2023 UPDATE- Inmate Caught after Escape from East Canon Complex 

East Canon Complex Water Leak April 4, 2024

Press Release: CDOC Seeks Collaborative Budget Review