Court Services Section
Located in the El Paso County courthouse the Court Services Section is part of the Detention Operations Division and is divided into the Court Unit and the Transport Unit. This section is responsible to insure the public’s safety by providing security in 38 court rooms, moving inmates to and from court in a safe, secure, and timely manner and arresting and processing remands in accordance with prescribed directives and applicable laws. Further, to provide safe and secure vehicular transportation for inmates to and from court, between local detention facilities, State Hospital, Department of Corrections facilities and other law enforcement jurisdictions throughout the state and as directed by the courts.
Transport Unit:
The Transport Unit is comprised of 1 Sergeant, 12 Sworn Deputies, and 1 Civilian support personnel
The Transport Unit is responsible for the transport of inmates from the Criminal Justice Center (CJC) to the El Paso County Courthouse. The Transport Unit is additionally responsible for the transport of individuals throughout the State of Colorado. These transports include trips to the Department of Corrections facilities as well as any individuals arrested by other Counties on El Paso County Warrants. The Transport Unit is also responsible for transport of inmates to scheduled medical appointments outside the CJC facility.
Court Unit:
The Court Unit is comprised of 1 Sergeant, 32 Sworn Deputies, and 2 Civilian support personnel.
The Court Unit escorts all incarcerated individuals to court for their scheduled appearances. From initial Advisements to Motions to Trials and finally Sentencing the Court Unit insures that the inmates are in the proper court at all designated times. The Court Unit provides transport for all juvenile inmates from Spring Creek Detention Center to the appropriate juvenile courts. They ensure courtroom safety for court staff, the general public and the incarcerated individuals. The Court Unit is responsible for arrest and processing of any individual with an active warrant or one that is remanded into the custody of the Sheriff at the direction of the Courts, this includes juveniles.
The Court Services Section keeps very involved in Community Partnerships and Fund Raising Efforts. Some of the organizations that the Section actively participated in were the Colorado Special Olympics, Kid Power, Back to School Drive and the Komen Cancer Society. Court services personnel conducted tours of the Court House for Schools, Civic organizations and continue our tradition of professional and dedication to the Community of El Paso County.
Transport Statistics for totals for 2006:
Total Amount of Transports between CJC and the Court House:
Total Trips: 4, 533
Total Inmates Transported: 24, 945
Transports from City Substations 67
(This Transport is shared with Detentions Security)
Arrests from Warrants in Colorado Adult: 815
Arrests from Warrants in Colorado Juvenile: 63
Amount of trips for Writ Transports from State 851
And Federal Detention Facilities:
Total number of Inmates transported on Writs: 2,049
Transports to the State Hospital: 94
Medical Transports: 218
Annual Court Unit Statistics for 2006:
Amount of Inmates escorted into Court:
District: 15,961
County: 6,209
Number of Courts Scheduled for Year:
District: 2,879
County: 1,863
Juveniles arrested at the Court House and
Transported to the Juvenile Facilities: 2,416
Juveniles transported to the CJC: 14
Individuals arrested at the Court House
and Transported to CJC: 2,826
Total amount Adults: 2,544
Total amount Juvenile: 432
Total Bonded from Court House: 104
Total Amount of Warrants Served: 1,514
Total Parole Hearings at Court House: 742
Alcohol Evaluations: 183