Independence House Community Corrections · Denver, Colorado

A structured path home, and the support to stay there.

Independence House provides residential community corrections, re-entry support and behavioral health treatment for people transitioning from incarceration back into the community.

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Independence House South Federal building on Federal Boulevard, Denver
1976One of Colorado's longest-running community corrections programs
2 + 1Two residential centers plus our North Side treatment program
State & FederalServing Denver County, Colorado DOC, the Bureau of Prisons and U.S. Probation
Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)

PREA Information

Independence House facilities follow a zero-tolerance policy for any sexual activity or behavior between clients, or between clients and staff, whether consensual or not, including sexual assault, sexual misconduct and sexual harassment. Every report or observation is investigated, and anyone who reports is protected from retaliation.

Report to staff

Clients may report to any Independence House staff member, verbally or in writing, at any time.

PREA contacts

Rose RodriguezChief of Administration & PREA Coordinatorrose.rodriguez@ind-house.com
Matthew BrandtProgram Director & PREA Compliance Manager, South Federalmatthew.brandt@ind-house.com

Anonymous reporting

Clients, family, friends and others can send a report without giving their name. Anonymous reports go directly to the PREA Coordinator, Rose Rodriguez.

Email an anonymous report →

All information herein will not be tracked and cannot be replied to.

You can also report anonymously by phone to the BOP Phoenix RRM: (602) 333-0537

PREA policy & reports

Report outside Independence House

You can also report directly to any of these agencies outside Independence House:

BOP Phoenix RRMResidential Reentry Office
230 N. First Ave., Suite 405
Phoenix, AZ 85003
(602) 333-0537CPH-CCM-S@bop.gov
U.S. Probation Office (USPO)Byron Rogers United States Courthouse
1929 Stout Street, Suite C-120
Denver, CO 80294-0005
(303) 844-5424(800) 616-4385
Denver Community CorrectionsGreg Mauro(720) 913-8252Greg.Mauro@denvergov.org
Colorado Department of CorrectionsPREA Manager: Heather Salazar(719) 226-4696doc_prea_program@state.co.us

Public safety and second chances go together.

Independence House supervises and supports clients in residential and non-residential settings, connecting each person with the treatment and vocational resources they need to rejoin the community successfully.

Our staff provide a safe, structured culture built on accountability, positive reinforcement and experienced guidance. We encourage clients to reconnect with family and community and to build healthy, realistic and productive habits for daily life.

Public safety is central to everything we do.

Our programs

Two residential centers and a treatment program, each built for a different stage of re-entry.

Independence House South Federal entry hallway

Independence House South Federal

Co-ed · Federal Residential Reentry Center · Since 1988

Contracted by the federal government to provide residential re-entry services for the Federal Bureau of Prisons and the U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services Office.

2765 S. Federal Blvd., Denver, CO 80236 Learn more about South Federal →
Independence House Pecos building and back lawn

Independence House Pecos

75 beds · Adult men · Since 1976

A general population facility in the Sunnyside neighborhood serving Department of Corrections Transition and Denver County Direct Sentence clients.

4101 Pecos St., Denver, CO 80211 Learn more about Pecos →
Independence House North Side building at 4300 Kalamath St.

Independence House North Side

Outpatient treatment program · Since 2002

Our treatment program, offering mental health and substance use therapy, assessments and DUI education and therapy for residential and non-residential clients.

4300 Kalamath St., Denver, CO 80211 Learn more about North Side →
Treatment & outpatient services

Care that continues beyond the residential stay.

Independence House North Side, our treatment program, serves both residential and non-residential clients.

Substance use therapy

Individual and group therapy for drug and alcohol use.

Mental health treatment

Counseling and dual diagnosis care for co-occurring conditions.

Assessments

Mental health and drug and alcohol evaluations.

DUI education & therapy

Colorado DUI program: Level I Education, Level II Education and Level II Therapy.

For referral sources

We accept clients through Denver County Diversion, the Colorado Department of Corrections, the Federal Bureau of Prisons and U.S. Probation/Pretrial Services.