Releases to Probation
A person may leave Alamosa County Jail and still have court-ordered supervision. Probation is imposed by the court and supervised through the Colorado Judicial Branch, while parole follows release from a CDOC state-prison sentence. A probation case may never appear in CDOC Offender Search because the person was not sentenced to state prison.
The public proof of probation is normally the court sentence, docket, or register of action. The probation office is the operational contact for people under supervision, attorneys, court personnel, and appropriate parties. It is not a casual public lookup for every released person.
How to Confirm Probation After Release
- Check whether the person is still in Alamosa County Jail by calling 719-589-6608.
- Use Alamosa Combined Court records to confirm whether probation was ordered, modified, revoked, or terminated.
- Use the probation office for appropriate supervision contact, reporting, or case-specific routing.
- Use CDOC only if the court sentenced the person to state prison or the person is on parole, not ordinary county probation.
Probation violations and revocations may bring a person back into jail, but the active record still begins with the court case and supervising probation office.
Alamosa County Probation Contact
Alamosa County Probation
8955 Independence Way
Alamosa, CO 81101
719-589-4991
Fax: 719-589-7699
12Probation@judicial.state.co.us
The research identifies public probation supervisors Mark Cordova, Lee Patrick Herrera, and Nick Millard on the Colorado Judicial Branch probation page. Use the general office contact first unless a court order or officer instruction gives a more specific route.
About 12th Judicial District Probation
Alamosa County Probation is part of the 12th Judicial District. Related Judicial Branch materials identify the district as covering Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Mineral, Rio Grande, and Saguache counties. For released-person research, that regional context matters because someone may live, report, or be supervised in a nearby San Luis Valley county while the Alamosa court case remains the source of the sentence.
Probation Is Not Parole
Probation follows a court sentence. Parole follows state-prison release and is tied to the Colorado State Board of Parole and CDOC adult parole. A released Alamosa jail defendant may be on probation even if CDOC shows no record. Conversely, a person released from state prison may be on parole even if the Alamosa jail is no longer involved.
Proof of Alamosa Probation
The public proof of probation is the court sentence, not a jail roster. A person may be released from jail to probation immediately after sentencing, after time served, or after a suspended sentence. The Alamosa County Probation office is the operational supervision contact, but the docket and sentencing order are the best public sources for whether probation was imposed, modified, revoked, or terminated.
Probation questions should not be merged with parole questions. Probation is a Judicial Branch status. Parole is CDOC supervision after a prison sentence. A released Alamosa defendant may have probation duties even when CDOC has no public record for that person.
Probation Violations and Release
A probation violation can lead to a summons, warrant, court hearing, jail booking, revocation, new conditions, or termination. The public docket is the place to look for violation filings and hearing settings. If a person is jailed on a probation matter, the jail can answer current custody and the court can explain the legal status.
No local probation page should be treated as a general person-finder. Use it for office routing, supervision context, and contact information. Use court records and narrow records requests when the question is a specific release date or release reason.