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Pueblo County approves nearly $3 million in state funding and renews ICCS community corrections contract
Summary
At its Aug. 12 meeting the Pueblo County Board of County Commissioners approved an option letter from the State Division of Criminal Justice for $2,985,056.17 to fund community corrections services and authorized a multi‑year contract renewal with Intervention Community Corrections Services (ICCS).
Pueblo County approved a state funding option and a contract renewal for local community corrections programs during its Aug. 12 Board of County Commissioners meeting.
The funding decision centers on Option Letter No. 2 from the State of Colorado Division of Criminal Justice, Office of Community Corrections, which Director of Correctional Services Brian Gomez said specifies state fiscal year 2026 funding “in the amount of $2,985,056.17.”
The money will support residential and nonresidential community corrections services that house and supervise diversion and transition offenders locally. Gomez said the county’s community corrections operations are effectively fully funded by the state: “To answer the question, I’d say 100%. They pay for all residential beds, all services provided, plus reimburse the county some dollars for our salaries in time that we put in for that facility.”
The board approved the funding after Gomez presented a line‑item breakdown he said came from negotiations with the Division of Criminal Justice. The stated breakdown includes $2,000,620.70 for residential beds (100 beds, an increase of six from the prior fiscal year); $87,000.74 for additional residential service slots (24 slots, an increase of one); $76,321.36 for facility payments (a decrease of $84,417.03); $96,000 for the Colorado Treatment Fund (an increase of $21,000); and $104,960.41 for board administration (an increase of $1,047.21).
Separately, the board approved a contract with Intervention Community Corrections Services (ICCS) after staff said ICCS was the only responsive bidder to RFP 23‑2. The RFP was issued for an initial contract plus four renewals over a five‑year term. Correctional services reported an average residential population of 99.25 and a nonresidential average of 23.5 during fiscal year 2024–25.
On program outcomes, Correctional Services said staff recorded 125 successful terminations and 73 unsuccessful terminations last fiscal year. Gomez defined unsuccessful terminations as resulting from “program noncompliance, runaways, new crimes, or after‑accept reject after accept based on some criminal or treatment goals that we could not meet.” He defined successful terminations as completion of the program progression matrix, finishing identified treatment programs over seven to nine months, movement into nonresidential supervision, or court reconsideration that reduced or expired a sentence.
Commissioners asked for clarification on how the funding breakdowns were determined; Gomez said they are developed through ongoing work with the Division of Criminal Justice and county input on projected needs. Commissioner Miles Lucero and others thanked staff for managing fluctuating funding and for keeping the board informed.
A small typographical discrepancy in the resolution language was noted by a commissioner and Gomez said the county would correct the typo in the final document. Both the funding option and the ICCS contract were approved by voice vote with commissioners indicating aye; the clerk recorded the motions as passed.
