Early release of prisoners to alleviate jail overcrowding.
Denver Revised Municipal Code § 14-45.1
in effectSec. 14-45.1. - Early release of prisoners to alleviate jail overcrowding.
The manager of safety, ex officio sheriff, shall have the power to determine when the Denver jail population is over capacity and to reduce county court sentences for municipal ordinance violations by giving credit for good behavior (separate and apart from reductions provided for by section 14-45) to manage the Denver jail population within capacity to alleviate jail overcrowding. The manager of safety, in consultation with the director of corrections and undersheriff, shall establish criteria by which prisoners shall be considered and selected for good behavior credit and early release whenever the manager of safety determines that the Denver jail population is over capacity.
(Ord. No. 482-03, § 1, 6-16-03)
Source: City and County of Denver, Revised Municipal Code and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/co/denver/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIIREMUCO_CH14CO_ARTIIPR_S14-45.1EAREPRALJAOVFetched: 10/27/2026
