Parole and Probation Are Different
Probation is a court sentence or court-ordered supervision path. It can follow a local jail sentence, a deferred judgment, or another Washington County case outcome. Parole follows a Colorado DOC prison sentence and is tied to CDOC Adult Parole and the Colorado State Board of Parole. A jail release to probation is not the same event as a prison release to parole.
| Status | Who controls it | Best public verification path |
|---|---|---|
| Probation | Washington Combined Court and 13th Judicial District Probation | Search the Colorado Judicial Branch docket, then contact the local probation office for permitted process questions. |
| Parole | Colorado State Board of Parole and CDOC Adult Parole | Search CDOC Offender Search and use the parole-board calendar only as a hearing schedule, not a release record. |
| County jail release | Washington County Sheriff's Office / Washington County Jail | Call 970-345-2244 or request the jail booking and release record if the release reason or timestamp matters. |
Verify Washington County Supervision
Start with the system that created the supervision. Washington County Jail can confirm a local custody release or transfer, but it is not the public source for ongoing probation terms or DOC parole time computation.
- Use the Colorado Judicial Branch docket search and select Washington County or Washington Combined Court when checking whether probation was ordered.
- If the docket shows probation, contact Washington County Probation only for allowed public and process information. Do not use the office as a general people-finder.
- If the person received a DOC sentence, search CDOC Offender Search by DOC number when available, or by name with gender set to All if uncertain.
- Compare identifiers before relying on a result. CDOC search tips warn that names may be the arresting or prosecuted name and that name searches return records beginning with the letters typed.
- Use Colorado VINE or VINE Inmate Check for release, transfer, or custody-status notifications when the person is tracked there.
- If records conflict, verify with the custodian: sheriff for jail release, court for case disposition, probation for court supervision process, and CDOC for parole or discharge information.
Washington County Probation Office
Washington County is part of Colorado's 13th Judicial District Probation Department. The local office is listed at the same Highway 34 Akron justice-center location used by the court and jail sources, which makes the geography straightforward even when the online record path is split among agencies.
Washington County Probation Office
26861 Highway 34, P.O. Box 455
Akron, CO 80720
Phone: (970) 345-6847
Fax: (970) 514-9763
Hours listed in research: Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
13th Judicial District contact: Chief Probation Officer Eric Ross, 970-526-3999, eric.ross@judicial.state.co.us.
The district describes services that include pre- and post-sentence assessment, supervision, monitoring, pre-sentence reports, specialized supervision, adult regular supervision, juvenile supervision, Alcohol & Drug Driving Safety, and victim assistance coordination. That detail supports a local supervision path without treating probation records as an open public tracking list.
Colorado Parole Calendar Limits
The Colorado State Board of Parole calendar is available through CDOC Offender Search at https://www.doc.state.co.us/oss/index.php?ref=pblist. It displays monthly hearing schedules and warns that parole hearings and scheduling are subject to change. The calendar also says DOC modifications are available the following business day and that hearings are open to the public with advance arrangements.
A listed hearing is not release confirmation. A person can be granted parole, denied, deferred, continued, rescinded before release, revoked after release, or remain in custody because of a hold or detainer. After a hearing, use CDOC Offender Search, Colorado VINE, and official records channels to confirm status. Historical parole-board reports are policy and statistics sources, not current person-by-person decision searches.
Violations, Warrants, and Absconders
No official Washington County Sheriff's Office absconder list was confirmed in this research. If a person is believed to have violated probation, start with the court docket for warrants, revocation filings, future hearings, or sentencing entries. If the person is a parolee, CDOC Offender Search and Adult Parole records are the state path. If a person has returned to custody, VINE may send a custody-status alert when the agency feed supports it.
Absence from a public list does not prove there is no warrant, no violation, or no supervision. It may mean the information is not publicly posted, has not updated, is under another agency, or must be requested through the court, sheriff, probation office, or CDOC.
How Supervision Ends
Probation ends through the sentencing court and probation process. Parole or CDOC sentence discharge is a state DOC matter. CDOC profiles may show parole, release, or sentence-discharge date fields, but CDOC's disclaimer says the database may sometimes contain inaccurate information and users should contact CDOC to confirm all information. If a jail release date or reason appears wrong, request the Washington County Sheriff's Office booking and release record; if a docket entry appears wrong or incomplete, use the court clerk and public-records process.
For broader custody and release-record paths, use the Washington County released-inmate overview at Home. Keep the purpose narrow: custody verification, notification, court process, and records correction.
Washington Supervision Records
The local reentry landscape documented in the research is supervision-centered rather than program-centered. The 13th Judicial District Probation Department lists services for Washington County that include pre- and post-sentence assessment, supervision, monitoring, pre-sentence investigations, specialized supervision, adult regular supervision, juvenile supervision, Alcohol and Drug Driving Safety, and victim assistance coordination.
That list explains why a released county-jail person may move from the jail record to the court and probation record instead of to CDOC. A person released to probation is still tied to the sentencing court. A person released from state prison to parole is tied to CDOC and the parole board. Mixing those systems can create false conflicts in release status.