Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Program (Colorado DOC)

The Colorado Department of Corrections PREA page describes the department's zero-tolerance policy and its PREA program. It states that CDOC established a confidential telephone system using a pre-programmed CIPS number, 1-877-DOC-TIPS-0, that any offender under CDOC supervision can call to report sexual assault, sexual abuse or sexual harassment, and that each facility has a Facility PREA Coordinator overseen by a department PREA Administrator. Except where statutes or local law enforcement agreements provide otherwise, the CDOC Office of the Inspector General conducts all criminal and administrative investigations of sexual assault, sexual abuse, sexual harassment and retaliation for reporting, under C.R.S. 17-1-103.8; in the City and County of Denver the Denver Police Department conducts criminal investigations. Listed victim services include a free confidential rape crisis hotline, mental health counseling, forensic medical exams by Sexual Assault Nurse Examiners, the opportunity to report to an outside agency, and retaliation monitoring by the Victim Rights Coordinator.