What a Hearing Means
The Colorado State Board of Parole and CDOC parole-board calendar identify upcoming parole hearing activity for state inmates. During research, the CDOC calendar displayed July and August 2026 calendar blocks and instructions to hover over dates for daily schedules or click the calendar title for a larger view.
A hearing date is not proof that the person has been released. Outcomes can include release, defer, file review, full board review, rescission, revocation-related action, or later processing before any actual release from prison.
How to Use the Parole Calendar
- Start with the CDOC offender search to confirm the person is a state inmate or parole case.
- Use the parole-board calendar at https://www.doc.state.co.us/oss/index.php?ref=pblist.
- Search or review by individual, month, or county where the interface provides that option.
- Treat scheduled hearing information as release planning, then verify any actual release or parole status in CDOC records.
- Use Dove Creek Probation only for judicial-branch probation, not state parole.
Parole Board Contact Context
Colorado State Board of Parole / CDOC parole-board calendar
Calendar URL: https://www.doc.state.co.us/oss/index.php?ref=pblist
Board address in annual-report source: 1600 W. 24th Street, Building 54, Pueblo, CO 81003
Phone in annual-report source: 719-583-5800
The parole calendar is embedded in the CDOC offender-search environment under the parole-board path. The research observed calendar blocks for July and August 2026, with instructions to hover over a date for that day's schedule and click a calendar title for a larger calendar view. The Colorado Virtual Library describes the parole-board database as searchable by individual, month, or county and says it publishes upcoming hearing dates.
Reading the Calendar
A parole calendar entry should be read as hearing information, not as a completed release. The schedule can help families, counsel, and interested parties know when a case is being considered. It does not prove that the person will leave prison on that date, and it does not replace the CDOC offender record for actual status.
Start with CDOC offender search to confirm the person is a state inmate, then use the parole-board calendar for scheduled activity. If the record is connected to Dolores County, the county connection may come from the committing court or case history, but the parole decision itself is statewide. Local jail records are no longer the controlling source once the person is serving a state-prison sentence.
Possible Hearing Outcomes
The research identifies several parole-board paths: release, defer, file review, full board review, rescission, and revocation-related outcomes. The FY 2023 parole decision analysis report describes release and defer decisions, file reviews, full board reviews, advisory recommendations, and decision timing by months to mandatory release date. Those categories show why a scheduled hearing must be separated from final release processing.
Even after a favorable decision, release may require plan investigation, conditions, facility processing, and checks for detainers or other issues. A decision can also be revisited or rescinded before actual release if circumstances change. The public-facing rule is simple: a hearing means the case is being considered; CDOC status and parole records are needed to confirm what happened afterward.
Parole Is Not Probation
Dolores County probation belongs to the 22nd Judicial District and the Dove Creek Probation location. Parole belongs to CDOC and the Colorado State Board of Parole. A released county defendant may be on probation without ever appearing on the parole calendar. Conversely, a state-prison inmate from a Dolores County case may appear in CDOC and parole-board systems even though the local jail record is no longer active.
Use the court record to tell which sentence path applies. A probation sentence points to the local judicial-branch office. A DOC sentence points to CDOC and parole-board sources. If the wrong source is searched, a correct record can look missing.
Eligibility and Date Limits
Colorado release-date computation is offense-date and sentence-type sensitive. Earned time, parole eligibility, violent-offense rules, amended mittimus orders, detainers, discipline, and parole-board decisions can all change the practical release path. Avoid blanket assumptions such as every state inmate serving the same percentage.
Dolores County Release Context
Dolores County's small rural profile affects how parole information is interpreted locally. USAFacts reports about 2,500 residents in 2025, and research did not find a local automated release portal. If a Dolores County case has become a state-prison parole matter, the statewide parole calendar and CDOC record carry the release-planning signal.
Reconciling Parole Sources
The parole-hearing page should be used only after the case has become a state-prison matter. The Dolores County sheriff can show local booking and release or transfer. The court can show the state-prison sentence. CDOC can show the offender record. The parole-board calendar can show scheduled hearing activity. Those are four related but different records, and the calendar is only one piece of the chain.
A reader should first confirm the person in CDOC, then look for parole-calendar activity. If the person is not in CDOC, the parole calendar may not be relevant. If the person is in CDOC but no hearing is found, the case may not be scheduled in the searched month, may be under a different identifier, or may not yet be at the parole-hearing stage. If a hearing is found, the next step is to check CDOC status and parole-board records after the hearing date.
Parole outcomes can also be misunderstood. A release decision is not the same as walking out of the facility that day. Plan review, conditions, detainers, facility processing, and later review can affect what happens next. A defer decision, file review, or full board review may mean no immediate release. A rescission or revocation-related action may change the path after a prior decision.
For Dolores County readers, the local probation office should not be confused with the state parole board. Dove Creek Probation handles judicial-branch probation. CDOC and the Colorado State Board of Parole handle state parole. The court sentence tells which lane applies.
Match Parole to Dolores Records
For a Dolores County case, the parole calendar should be matched back to the original court record and the CDOC offender record. The court record explains the sentence and the commitment to state prison. CDOC shows the state custody status and date fields. The parole calendar shows hearing activity. Reading all three sources together helps distinguish eligibility, a scheduled review, a release decision, and the actual custody change.
If a family member sees a hearing month on the parole calendar, the next step is not to assume release. Check whether CDOC still lists a facility, whether a parole or release date appears, and whether the Board action was release, defer, file review, full board review, or another outcome. A Dolores County sheriff record may only show the earlier transfer from jail to DOC.
Verification Boundaries
Parole calendar information can change as hearings are moved, deferred, reviewed, or followed by later processing. Confirm actual status through CDOC and the parole-board record rather than treating a calendar entry as final release proof.