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CDOC Release Search

The Colorado Department of Corrections is the correct release-verification system when a Washington County case becomes a state prison, parole, or discharge record. CDOC Offender Search is not a Washington County jail roster. A person who bonded out of the Akron jail normally will not be confirmed through CDOC unless the person is also under state DOC authority.

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State Prison Releases

CDOC covers state prisoners, parolees, and discharged state offenders. If a Washington County detainee was transferred to DOC after sentencing, release confirmation moves from the sheriff to CDOC. A county jail release to DOC is a custody transfer, not a community release.

CDOC public records may show status, facility or supervision context, offender photo, convictions, DOC number, and date fields such as parole eligibility, mandatory release, release, parole, or sentence discharge where applicable. A field may be absent or changed by resentencing, revocation, detainers, recalculation, or case status.

How to Search CDOC

  1. Use CDOC Offender Search at doc.state.co.us/oss.
  2. Search by DOCNO first when available; CDOC identifies DOC number as its primary identifier.
  3. If the DOC number is unknown, search by last name and first name. CDOC Search Tips say name searches return names beginning with the typed letters.
  4. Compare the result by age, physical descriptors, convictions, and DOC number.
  5. Open the profile and review status, facility/parole context, release, parole, discharge, or time-computation dates.

CDOC's disclaimer says the database may sometimes contain inaccurate information and advises users to contact CDOC to confirm all information. Treat the public profile as the starting point, not the final certified record.

CDOC Records and Contact

If the public profile is not enough, request confirmation through CDOC's official records or public-information process. Include the DOC number, full name, date of birth, case or sentence details if known, and the exact record needed: release date, parole date, discharge date, time-computation record, sentence discharge record, or offender photo.

For a Washington County jail release timestamp, contact Washington County Jail instead. For the sentencing order or mittimus, use Washington Combined Court.

CDOC vs County Jail

A state-prison release is different from a local jail release. Washington County Jail handles local custody, pretrial detention, short jail sentences, and transfers. CDOC handles state prison sentences, parole, and discharge. If systems conflict, prioritize the agency with authority over the event being checked.