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Colorado Department of Corrections is in the process of transitioning to a new visiting records system; as a component of this transition, all visitors whose most recent application is over a year old must reapply and undergo a new background check for safety and security purposes and to bring all visiting records into compliance with policy requirements concerning visitor approval.

This spring, the Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC), in collaboration with the Office of State Planning and Budget (OSPB), formally submitted a request to the Joint Budget Committee (JBC) for a comprehensive review of our budget practices in order to strengthen our commitment to operational transparency.

Due to a server migration project JPay is engaged in, they are currently experiencing intermittent issues with a handful of services nationwide following the system maintenance. As a result, CDOC facilities have been experiencing issues with JPay mail and there may be intermittent pauses of service.

Thank you for your patience! We're happy to confirm that water operations at the complex are back to normal. We're now focused on swiftly resuming operations.

In order to provide assistance at the East Canon Complex, visitation at the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility will be canceled until further notice.

DOC Takes Action on East Canon Complex Water Leak: The Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC), with the support of the Colorado State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC), is responding to a water leak at the East Canon Complex that has temporarily shut off water services within the complex.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we regret to inform you that all visitation at the East Canon Complex has been canceled until further notice.

Due to inclement weather conditions, all visitations scheduled at the East Canon Complex and the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility from March 14 to March 15 will be canceled.

Visitation for living unit 4 at Sterling Correctional Facility has been canceled for the weekend of March 9-10, 2024

Visitation at Bent County Correctional Facility has been canceled for March 3, 2024