SB23-193 Summary

• Department must ensure victim notification information under Colorado law is written in plain and easy-to-understand language, developed with recommendations from victim advocates

• Board of Parole must delay early discharge of parole supervision for persons convicted of sex offenses or crimes of violence by at least 15 days after providing notice to the victim, unless victim opted out of notifications

• Delay requirement does not apply if early discharge would occur after the mandatory parole supervision discharge date, which remains the absolute deadline

• Same 15-day victim notification delay requirement applies to juvenile parole supervision early discharge decisions for comparable offenses

• Written and electronic notices about parole proceedings, releases, transfers, escapes, and absconding must present information prominently and in a manner designed to capture victim attention