Colorado DOC Release Records
The Colorado Department of Corrections offender search is the state-level path for a released state-prison inmate, parolee, discharged offender, or person transferred from county jail to a Colorado prison sentence. A Larimer County arrest may end with a bond release and never enter DOC. In that situation, use the Larimer release feed and court records first.
Use CDOC when the Larimer row or court case points to DOC custody, a prison sentence, parole, mandatory parole, discharge, or a DOC number. The record may show current status, facility or location, parole eligibility, mandatory release, next parole hearing, and sentence discharge fields.
| CDOC field | How to read it |
|---|---|
| Current Status | May identify in custody, parole, discharged, or other state status |
| Parole Eligibility Date | A consideration date, not a guaranteed release |
| Mandatory Release Date | A computed date that can change with sentence credits or other events |
| Sentence Discharge Date | Indicates the state sentence or supervision term has ended when populated that way |
Search Colorado DOC Status
Search by DOC number when possible. Names can be duplicated, shortened, or misspelled, so compare identity details and status fields before relying on a result. If a Larimer release reason says transferred, a CDOC search may be the next step, but only if the transfer was to DOC or a state-prison process.
- Open the official CDOC offender search.
- Enter DOC number when available, or use the most precise first and last name.
- Compare age, date of birth, photo if present, physical details, and status.
- Read parole, discharge, facility, PED, MRD, and hearing fields in sentence context.
- Use Larimer court records when the county case, not DOC, explains the outcome.
Colorado DOC Contact Route
The facility page for CDOC is a system page, not a Larimer building. The search is statewide and applies to Colorado prison, parole, and discharge records. For court disposition, use Judicial Branch records. For Larimer County Jail release rows, use the sheriff release feed or LCSO Records.
| System | Colorado Department of Corrections |
|---|---|
| Search | CDOC Offender Search |
| Parole schedule | CDOC parole board hearing list |
| Best for | State prison release, parole, mandatory release, and sentence discharge |
CDOC and Larimer Transfers
Colorado materials commonly use Parole Eligibility Date, Mandatory Release Date, and Sentence Discharge Date instead of one broad projected release label. CDOC's statistical materials explain PED and MRD through sentence length, pre-sentence confinement credit, and earned-time effects. That is separate from Larimer County Jail good-time-credit days shown in the county release-charge API.
If a person is marked parole, they have left prison but remain under parole supervision. If a person is discharged, the state sentence or supervision term has ended as reflected in DOC records. A future date is not a present release.
Colorado DOC Field Meanings
CDOC status fields have to be read together. A parole location or parole status means the person is no longer in prison custody but remains under state supervision. A discharged status means the sentence or supervision term ended according to the state record. A mandatory release date can be a future calculated date, and it can change because of earned time, sentence credit, court orders, or other custody events. A next parole hearing date shows board scheduling, not release.
Larimer County users often arrive at CDOC after a transfer row in the county released-inmates feed. That is a good reason to search CDOC, but the two records still answer different questions. The Larimer record says the jail stay ended. CDOC says what happened in the state prison, parole, or discharge system. If the county row says bonded out and there is no prison sentence, the court docket is usually a better next source than CDOC.
- PED
- Parole Eligibility Date. This is a date when parole may be considered under sentence rules.
- MRD
- Mandatory Release Date or Estimated Mandatory Release Date. This is a calculated prison-release milestone.
- SDD
- Sentence Discharge Date. This can mark the end of the state sentence or supervision term.
- Parole
- Release from prison with state supervision still active.
Larimer State Release Chain
For a Larimer County case that becomes a state sentence, the record chain may include a local arrest, a Larimer County Jail stay, a court sentence, transfer to CDOC, parole board review, release to parole, and final discharge. No single lookup owns the whole chain. The county release feed covers the local custody event. The court record covers the sentence. CDOC covers prison, parole, and discharge status.
That sequence is also why CDOC should not be described as a county jail roster. CDOC is the right source for people in Colorado prison custody, people released to parole, and people whose state sentence has discharged. It is not the right first source for a short local jail stay that ended by bond, time served, or a court order with no prison sentence.
Colorado DOC Release Scenarios
A Larimer reader should use CDOC for four main scenarios: the person has a DOC number, the court imposed a prison sentence, the county release reason points to DOC or transfer, or the person is on parole or discharged from a state sentence. Each scenario is state-centered. If the person was released from jail on bond and the case remains local, the court docket and Larimer records usually answer more than CDOC.
When CDOC does apply, compare more than one field. Name, date of birth, age, photo if present, current status, facility, parole dates, hearing dates, and discharge dates should be read together. A name-only match can mislead, especially with common names or spelling variations. Use the DOC number whenever it is available.
Best DOC Verification Route
The best CDOC route starts with the most precise identifier. Use a DOC number when available, then compare the profile to the Larimer court case or transfer record. If the person is marked parole, follow the parole record rather than the county jail feed. If the person is discharged, read the sentence discharge field in context. If the CDOC search does not match the person, return to Larimer court and sheriff records before assuming there is no state record.
For Colorado release-date questions, use state field names first. PED, MRD, next parole hearing, and sentence discharge are more precise than a generic projected release phrase, and each field has a different meaning. CDOC is strongest when it is tied to a known prison sentence, DOC number, parole status, or Larimer transfer record that points beyond the county jail.
Larimer Transfers into CDOC
A Larimer County Jail record can lead to CDOC when the release reason, inmate type, court sentence, or transfer language points to state custody. In that case, the county release date and the CDOC release fields are separate records. The county date confirms when Larimer custody ended. CDOC fields such as Parole Eligibility Date, Estimated Mandatory Release Date, Next Parole Hearing Date, and Sentence Discharge Date explain the state sentence. A bonded-out Larimer detainee usually does not need CDOC unless the person also has a state offender record.
Colorado earned time and parole eligibility should be described as state sentence concepts. C.R.S. 17-22.5-405 covers earned time for eligible state prisoners and parolees, while county jail good-time-credit days appear in Larimer's release-charge layer for local sentences. Proposition 128 also changes parole eligibility for covered crimes of violence committed on or after January 1, 2025. Those details make CDOC useful, but only for the correct custody type.
When a CDOC search result shows parole or discharge, pair it with court and county records only as needed. The CDOC record controls state status. The Larimer court record explains the sentence and case disposition. The Larimer jail release row explains the earlier local transfer or release from county custody. Treating those as a chain keeps the Colorado DOC offender search accurate for Larimer users without turning it into a county jail archive.
If the CDOC search has no matching result, return to the Larimer custody facts. The person may have had a county-only case, a bond release, probation, federal custody, or another county transfer. CDOC is authoritative for state offenders, not every jail booking.