Delta Correctional Releases
Delta Correctional Center is a Colorado Department of Corrections facility in Delta County. Its release records belong to the CDOC state-prison system, not the county jail system. That distinction matters because a search for Delta County released inmates can mean two different things: a person released from the sheriff-operated Delta County Detention Facility, or a person physically released from the state prison in Delta County. The source path changes as soon as the custody type changes.
For Delta Correctional Center, the public starting point is CDOC offender search. The search may show a DOC number, name, facility or location, custody or supervision status, sentence information, parole eligibility, mandatory release, discharge-related dates, and sometimes a photo or profile detail. CDOC's public disclaimer says the database may contain inaccurate information and tells users to contact CDOC to confirm information when accuracy matters.
State-prison distinction: do not use Delta County jail records to confirm a CDOC release from Delta Correctional Center.
| Release question | CDOC route | Follow-up source |
|---|---|---|
| Is the person still in CDOC custody? | CDOC offender search | Confirm with CDOC if time-sensitive |
| Was the person released to parole? | CDOC status and parole materials | Colorado State Board of Parole and VINE |
| Was the sentence discharged? | CDOC profile or records response | CDOC records confirmation |
| Was there a local Delta case first? | Delta County court docket | County jail records for the local booking |
Search CDOC Release Status
The CDOC public form shows fields for DOCNO, last name, first name, and gender. CDOC search tips explain that the DOC number is the department's primary identifier, and that name searches return records whose names begin with the typed letters. Use DOCNO when available. If only a name is known, compare all matching details carefully before treating the result as the right person.
- Open the CDOC offender search.
- Search by DOCNO if known, or by last name, first name, and gender.
- Open the matching profile and review current facility or location, status, sentence details, and date fields.
- Look for parole eligibility, mandatory release, projected or estimated release, discharge, and parole-supervision clues where displayed.
- Use Colorado VINE for release alerts when the person is still in a covered custody stream.
- Verify directly with CDOC when the date or status must be current.
The Inmate Release Date page explains why projected and actual dates differ. County-jail good time is not the same as CDOC earned time. CDOC parole eligibility and earned time are governed by Title 17 state-prison rules, while county jail deductions follow a separate county-jail statute.
CDOC offender search is the primary public source for state-prison release lookup.
The CDOC search image fits Delta Correctional Center because the release path is statewide CDOC, not a Delta County jail feed.
Delta Prison Parole Route
A Delta Correctional Center release may lead to parole rather than full sentence discharge. Parole is post-prison supervision. The Colorado State Board of Parole is the release-decision body for state-prison parole, and the CDOC offender-search application links a public parole-board calendar. The calendar displays monthly schedules and hearing entries, but a scheduled hearing is not proof that release has already occurred.
To confirm parole, compare the CDOC offender profile, parole-board context, VINE notification, and any CDOC records response. Common parole events include application interviews, deferrals, grants to discretionary parole, rescission hearings, revocation hearings, full-board review for certain violent-offense referrals, and discharge from parole where authorized. A state-prison parole record should not be treated as a Delta County probation record.
- Parole eligibility
- The date or point when a state-prison sentence may be considered for parole under Colorado law.
- Mandatory release
- A CDOC date concept that may appear in offender profiles depending on sentence and status.
- Discharge
- The end of the sentence or supervision term in the controlling correctional record.
- Rescission
- A parole grant can be reconsidered or withdrawn before release under parole-board process.
Delta State Prison Context
Delta County's facility context is unusual because the county has both the sheriff-operated jail and a separate state-prison facility. Research ยง19 flags this as a distinctive facility angle. A local jail release and a state-prison release may both occur in Delta County, but they are not the same event and should not be merged. The jail route goes through the Delta County Detention Facility, Sheriff's Records Management, court records, and VINE. The prison route goes through CDOC, parole materials, VINE, and CDOC records.
The same distinction controls records language. A CDOC offender photo, CDOC status, or CDOC discharge date should not be described as a Delta County jail booking record. A sheriff jail booking record should not be described as a CDOC discharge record. If the person moved from the local jail into CDOC, both records may exist, but each agency controls its own piece of the custody history.
This distinction also affects release notifications. Colorado VINE may help with custody-change notices, but the agency shown in the VINE result matters. A VINE result tied to CDOC should be checked against CDOC offender search and parole sources. A result tied to the county jail should be checked against the jail, Sheriff's Records Management, and the court docket.
CDOC Contact Route
The research did not provide a Delta Correctional Center public phone or address beyond the CDOC facility source, so this page avoids inventing facility contact details. Use the official CDOC facility page for current facility contact information and CDOC offender search for the public release lookup. Use CDOC records or direct CDOC confirmation when public profile data needs confirmation.
For a person who was first booked in the Delta County jail, keep the local jail record separate from the state-prison record. Start with the Delta County Detention Facility for the local booking and with this CDOC route for prison release or discharge.
When a CDOC profile appears inactive, discharged, paroled, or transferred, read the label in context. A state-prison release can lead to parole supervision, sentence discharge, return to custody, or another status. The visible public profile should be treated as the public lookup layer, with CDOC confirmation used when the record must be exact.
Delta Correctional Center also creates a naming trap for local searchers. The facility is in Delta County, but the records do not become county jail records because of that location. The state prison page, CDOC offender profile, parole-board materials, and VINE status should be read together for a prison release. The Sheriff's Records Management path is used only for the local jail record or a separate Sheriff's Office case file.
Note: A person released from Delta Correctional Center may still have parole supervision even after leaving the prison facility.