Releases into Adams County SRP and Work Release
The Adams County Supervised Release Program is a local post-jail supervision path operated through the Adams County Sheriff's Office. It is not a second jail and it is not a public recent-release feed. A person may be physically outside a locked jail unit while still required to report, attend orientation, comply with UA or GPS rules, or follow work-release requirements. That distinction is important for families, released participants, and anyone trying to understand why a person no longer appears in the Detention Facility search but still has county obligations.
Work Release is also jail-linked rather than roster-based. The research describes it as court or facility approval based, with orientation at the Adams County Jail at 150 North 19th Avenue in Brighton. A person in work release may have a different daily schedule than a person fully discharged from local custody. The Adams County release record, the court order, and the program contact path together explain what changed when the person left the locked jail setting.
For a normal Adams County jail release, the live Sheriff inmate search is the first current-custody check. For SRP or Work Release, the search question shifts: has the person left physical custody, and are they now under a county program requirement? The answer is not found in a separate SRP roster. It comes from ACSO records, the inmate-records release form category for SRP/GPS records when applicable, court conditions, and direct program contacts.
How to Confirm SRP or Work Release Status
Use this route when the release fact may involve Adams County SRP, GPS, UA, or Work Release rather than a simple jail discharge.
- Start with the Adams County Sheriff inmate search to see whether the person still appears in the Detention Facility current-custody search.
- Check the Adams County court case for a release order, work-release approval, supervised release condition, probation order, bond condition, or mittimus.
- For official proof of the jail event, request a custody letter or jail record from ACSO records.
- If the record needed is program-specific, use the inmate-records release form's SRP/GPS record category when it applies.
- For participant instructions, contact SRP or Work Release through the published program phone or email instead of relying on a roster.
- Use Colorado VINE for custody-change notifications, but do not treat VINE as a program-compliance record.
This distinction prevents a common records mistake. A person sentenced to probation is handled through the Colorado Judicial Branch probation system. A person released from state prison to parole is handled through CDOC Adult Parole and parole-board records. A person ordered into Adams County SRP or Work Release may still need ACSO program contact even when neither parole nor probation is the right label.
SRP and Work Release Records and Contact
Adams County publishes unusually specific local program contact information. The SRP page instructs participants to call SRP to schedule in-person group orientation 24 hours after release. The Work Release page publishes a separate main line, email, and orientation timing. These contacts are useful for participant instructions, but official release proof still comes from ACSO records or court records.
Supervised Release Program
720-322-1390 ext. 5
Call to schedule in-person group orientation 24 hours after release.
Published orientation times: Monday and Friday at 8:30 a.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday at 3:00 p.m.; Thursday Spanish-only at 3:00 p.m.
Work Release Program
Adams County Jail
150 N. 19th Ave.
Brighton, CO 80601
303-655-3480
Orientation is Tuesday at 3:00 p.m., with arrival by 2:30 p.m.
The SRP page also lists case-manager numbers by last-name group and authorized UA locations, including a Thornton office at 12130 Pennsylvania St., Suite 102, Thornton, CO 80241. Because those staff assignments can change, the main line and email are the more durable first contact points. For a written release record or program file, use the ACSO records request route and identify whether the request is for custody, jail, SRP/GPS, or intake records.
About Adams County Supervised Release
Adams County SRP fills a gap between the jail roster and statewide parole or probation systems. Many release searches ask only whether someone is "out." In Adams County, the better question may be whether the person is out of the locked jail but still required to report to a Sheriff's Office program. That local fact pattern explains why the SRP page is important even though it does not provide a public list of released people.
The matched facility screenshot comes from the Sheriff's Work Release source and anchors the release path in the county's own program instructions.
The image source supports the core point: Work Release is a structured program with orientation and contact rules, not a broad public search product. Use it alongside the court case and ACSO records when a person leaves the Adams County jail into county-managed release conditions.
Orientation After Jail Release
The SRP orientation rule is one of the most distinctive Adams County release details. Participants are instructed to call SRP and schedule in-person group orientation 24 hours after release. The published schedule is specific: Mondays and Fridays at 8:30 a.m., Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 3:00 p.m., and Thursdays as Spanish-only orientation at 3:00 p.m. This is more precise than a generic "check probation" instruction and should be treated as a county-specific post-release requirement.
Work Release has its own orientation details. The researched page says orientation is Tuesday at 3:00 p.m., with arrival by 2:30 p.m., at Adams County Jail, 150 N. 19th Ave., Brighton. The Work Release main line is 303-655-3480 and the program email is ACSOwr@adamssheriffco.gov. The research also notes after-5 p.m. numbers for program participants, which means participants may receive additional instructions once enrolled.
| Program | Verification Use | Not a Substitute For |
|---|---|---|
| SRP | Orientation, check-in, UA, GPS, and local supervised-release records. | A jail roster, parole database, or court disposition. |
| Work Release | Program participation, orientation, court or facility approval context. | A full release certificate or statewide prison release search. |
| ACSO Records | Custody letters, jail records, intake records, and SRP/GPS records when releasable. | Real-time program attendance or future court orders. |
Records for SRP, GPS, and Jail Release
The Adams County inmate-records release form is especially important for SRP because it names SRP/GPS records as a category. It also includes custody letters, intake records, classification and disciplinary records, grievances, medical records, and secured-area video. A requester looking for the fact of release should usually start with a custody letter or booking/release record. A requester looking for local program supervision should identify SRP/GPS records if that is the actual issue.
Records requests must be in writing, identify the requester, describe the records, and state the preferred delivery method. The Sheriff's Office attempts fulfillment within three business days when possible and may provide notice that up to seven working days are necessary. Fees may apply: the research lists $10 for official Background and Custody Letters, $5 per jail or medical record searched plus $0.25 per page, and custom work at $41.37 per hour with the first hour free. Completed forms can be emailed to recordsrequest@adamssheriffco.gov.
Court Orders Behind Program Release
SRP and Work Release status is often linked to a court or facility decision. Court records are the place to check whether bond was posted, bond was reduced, a sentence was imposed, probation was ordered, a mittimus was issued, or a work-release condition was approved. The Adams County Justice Center is at 1100 Judicial Center Dr. in Brighton, and the clerk main number is 303-659-1161. Research lists clerk windows from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., phone hours from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and a public closure on the fourth Wednesday of each month from noon to 1:00 p.m.
For a person who leaves the jail through SRP or Work Release, the court record can explain why the release occurred and what legal conditions remain. The ACSO program can explain the local reporting mechanics. The Sheriff's records process can document the custody event. Those are related, but they are not interchangeable.
When SRP Is the Wrong Search
Do not use the SRP or Work Release page to verify state-prison, federal, or immigration custody. If an Adams County defendant was sentenced to a Colorado prison, the statewide CDOC offender search is the correct release-date and parole-status starting point after transfer. If the person is in federal custody, use the BOP inmate locator after federal designation or transfer. If the person was transferred to ICE, use ICE's Online Detainee Locator, the Aurora facility contact route, and immigration court records.
This custody-type split is the central rule for Adams County released-inmate research. The Detention Facility search covers current county jail custody. SRP and Work Release cover local post-jail program obligations. Probation is a court supervision channel. Parole is a state-prison supervision channel. ICE and BOP are federal systems. Matching the person to the correct system keeps a release search from stopping at the first missing roster result.