THE OVERVIEW WAS PREPARED FOR THE INFORMATION OF PARTICIPANTS IN A SENTENCING/CORRECTIONS CONFERENCE. PHILOSOPHIES OF SENTENCING AND CORRECTIONS ARE OUTLINED. ALTERNATIVES AVAILABLE TO SENTENCING JUDGES, PARTICULARLY PROBATION AND INSTITUTIONALIZATION, ARE EXAMINED, AS ARE THE PROCESSES BY WHICH THE COLORADO CORRECTIONS SYSTEM DECIDES IN WHICH INSTITUTION AN OFFENDER IS TO BE PLACED, WHEN AN OFFENDER SHOULD BE MOVED TO A FACILITY OF GREATER OR LESS SECURITY, AND WHEN COMMUNITY-BASED CORRECTIONS SHOULD BE EMPLOYED. THE DISCUSSION INCLUDES REFERENCES TO STATE STATUTES AND TO DATA ON RECIDIVISM FOR COLORADO OFFENDERS. POINTS TO BE CONSIDERED IN EXPLORING THE POSSIBILITY OF MODIFYING COLORADO'S INDETERMINATE SENTENCING STRUCTURE ARE BROUGHT OUT, WITH REFERENCE TO EXPERIENCES WITH DETERMINATE SENTENCING IN OTHER STATES. APPENDED MATERIALS INCLUDE DATA ON THE COLORADO INMATE POPULATION AND ON THE USE OF INCARCERATION AND COMMUNITY TREATMENT BY SENTENCING JUDGES, A SUMMARY OF PROPOSED SENTENCING REFORM LEGISLATION IN COLORADO, COPIES OF LEGISLATION PERTAINING TO SENTENCING AND CORRECTIONS REFORMS, AND A BIBLIOGRAPHY.