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Sterling Prison Release Paths

Sterling Correctional Facility is operated by the Colorado Department of Corrections. It is not the Logan County Detention Center and is not searched through a county jail roster. A release from Sterling may mean release to parole, mandatory parole, community corrections, another correctional placement, or transfer. The person may no longer be inside the prison but may still have a CDOC status, a parole case, or a future board event.

This distinction is central in Logan County because the county has both the local detention center and a major state prison. Someone may search for a Logan County released inmate because the facility is physically in Sterling, even when the conviction came from a different county. The release record then belongs to CDOC and the state parole structure, not to Logan County sheriff records. County records are relevant only if the person was temporarily held at the jail for a writ, a revocation, a local case, or a transfer before or after the prison event.

Sterling CDOC Offender Search

The CDOC Offender Search is the main online tool for a state-prison release. The search fields include DOCNO, last name, first name, and gender. CDOC explains that DOC number is the primary identifier, and name searches can return prefix matches. It also warns that the offender name may be the arresting or prosecuted name, not a current legal name. If a first search fails, try fewer name characters, check spelling, and use DOC number when it is known.

1. Open CDOC Offender Search and enter DOC number when available.
2. If using a name, search by last name and first name prefix, then review matches carefully.
3. Check status, facility or supervision location, conviction information, and visible date fields.
4. Look for parole eligibility, next parole hearing, or estimated mandatory release information when shown.
5. Confirm time-sensitive details with CDOC, parole staff, the case manager, or the sentencing court.

CDOC's own disclaimer matters. The agency expects the public database to be accurate, but it says the database can contain inaccurate information and directs users to contact CDOC to confirm all information. Treat a search result as a strong lead, not a certified release document.

The CDOC Sterling Correctional Facility page is a direct state source for the facility.

That facility source supports the state-prison routing: use CDOC and parole records first, then court records for the underlying sentence.

Sterling Facility Contact

Public listings place Sterling Correctional Facility at 12101 Highway 61 or CO-61 in Sterling. Public phone listings vary by context, with 970-521-5010 and 970-521-8215 both appearing in source material. Because state-prison contact information can change by unit, topic, and public access policy, verify current contact details through CDOC before relying on a phone number for a release or parole question.

A state-prison release request should not be sent first to Logan County Sheriff's Office unless the user is asking about a separate jail booking, a local hold, or a local court matter. The sheriff cannot confirm every CDOC time computation, parole date, or mandatory release status for a prison sentence.

Sterling Parole Release

Release from a Colorado prison often leads into parole or mandatory parole. Parole means the person is outside prison but still under correctional supervision. It is not the same as final discharge. For Sterling releases, the parole calendar, CDOC search result, court sentence, and parole office can each answer a different part of the question. A next parole hearing date is a scheduled event. It is not proof that release was granted.

The Colorado State Board of Parole calendar inside CDOC Offender Search displays hearing months and says schedules are subject to change. It also says DOC modifications become available the following business day and that public attendance requires advance arrangements. For application or rescission hearings, the calendar directs users to the offender's case manager. For revocation hearings, it directs users to the jail where the offender is located.

Parole eligibility date

The point when a person may be considered for parole under Colorado law. It is not guaranteed release.

Next parole hearing date

A scheduled board event that may change and may not show the outcome by itself.

Estimated mandatory release date

A CDOC time-computation estimate that can still change because of credits, discipline, new cases, or recalculation.

About Sterling Correctional

Sterling Correctional Facility gives Logan County a state-prison release angle that many counties do not have. A State of Colorado public facility bulletin describes the facility as being in northeastern Colorado about 120 miles northeast of Denver. It says SCF covers 100 acres of a 765-acre site, has an 80-acre interior perimeter, and officially opened in June 1999. Those facts support why state correctional records show up so often in Logan County release research.

The State of Colorado Sterling Correctional Facility bulletin gives facility background and operational context.

Those facility facts do not replace CDOC release records, but they explain why a prison in Logan County can involve people sentenced from courts across Colorado.

Sterling Release Date Fields

Colorado prison release dates should be described with Colorado's terms. A parole eligibility date is the point when the person may be considered for discretionary parole. A next parole hearing date is the next scheduled review. An estimated mandatory release date is closer to a time-computation endpoint, but it can still change. Earned time, discipline, parole-board action, new convictions, sentence correction, detainers, and legal changes can all affect the date.

Note: Do not use a county jail release page to calculate a CDOC prison date.

Sterling Is Not Jail

The most common error is treating every release in Sterling as a Logan County Detention Center release. The city location is the same general area, but the custodian is different. The county jail handles local custody and short-term holds. Sterling Correctional Facility handles state-prison custody under CDOC. The parole board and CDOC time-computation records are state systems. The sentencing court may be outside Logan County.

If the person was in Logan County jail before being sent to CDOC, the jail record can show the transfer or local release from county custody. After that point, CDOC becomes the better source for prison status. If the person returned to the Logan County jail for a parole revocation or court writ, both systems may have records for different stages. Read each record by custodian, date, and custody type.