CO HB1214

Courts must determine that incarceration is the most suitable option and that other sanctions have failed before sentencing someone to prison for a class 5 or class 6 felony

Department of Corrections must notify sentencing courts within 14 days when an offender admitted for lower-level felonies is past or within 90 days of their parole eligibility date, allowing courts to reconsider the sentence

Creates a presumption in favor of granting parole to low- or very low-risk inmates who have reached their parole eligibility date, meet program compliance requirements, and have no recent serious disciplinary violations

Adds certified recovery residences as treatment options for parolees and eliminates the requirement that parolees pay for drug or alcohol treatment programs ordered as parole conditions

Requires the public defender liaison to attempt to resolve outstanding warrants or detainers for inmates otherwise eligible for parole or community corrections placement, expanding the pool of candidates for release