CO SB190

Expands special needs parole eligibility to inmates under 55 with serious physical impairments or severe cognitive impairments who have served 25-40% of their sentence (depending on parole eligibility category) and have no Class I disciplinary violations in the past 12 months

Redefines "serious impairment" to require assistance with two or more activities of daily living due to conditions such as advanced cancer, end-stage organ disease, or progressive neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's or ALS

Requires the Department of Corrections to accept licensed health-care provider determinations of serious impairment without override by department employees, and mandates that contracted health-care providers screen all patients for special needs parole eligibility

Adds public defender liaisons to the special needs parole process, granting them access to inmate data and the ability to submit information to the parole board on behalf of applicants

Directs Legislative Council staff to study release options for aging and seriously ill offenders by December 15, 2025, including review of other states' compassionate release laws, alternative placement facilities, and feasibility of Department of Corrections elder-care facilities