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The Colorado Department of Corrections is the principal department of the Colorado state government [2] that operates the state prisons. It has its headquarters in the Springs Office Park in unincorporated El Paso County , Colorado , near Colorado Springs .
The Buena Vista Correctional Facility is a state prison for men located in Buena Vista, Chaffee County, Colorado, owned and operated by the Colorado Department of Corrections. The facility opened as an adult prison in 1978, and houses 871 inmates at medium and close security levels, along with the 288-inmate Buena Vista Minimum Center, and ...
The Youthful Offender System (YOS) is a medium security prison in Pueblo, Colorado. [1] YOS houses male and female offenders between ages 14–19. [2] Inmates at YOS have all been convicted of a violent felony, except Class 1 felonies, and sentenced as adults through the state's Department of Corrections (DOC) system.
Colorado Department of Corrections The Limon Correctional Facility is a Level IV, mixed-custody Colorado state prison for men, located in Limon , Lincoln County, Colorado , owned and operated by the Colorado Department of Corrections .
The Crowley County Correctional Facility is a medium-security, privately owned and operated state prison for men located in Olney Springs, Crowley County, Colorado. CoreCivic runs it under contract with the Colorado Department of Corrections. [1] The facility was constructed by Dominion Correctional Services of Oklahoma, and opened in 1998.
Prison visitation, in which someone held in prison is allowed to meet non-prisoners, is allowed in many jurisdictions, although rules differ by jurisdiction [1] and it may be considered either a privilege or a right. [2] Studies have evaluated its effect on recidivism.
The Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility is a state prison for men located in Ordway, Crowley County, Colorado, owned and operated by the Colorado Department of Corrections. The facility opened in 1987 and houses a maximum of 1007 inmates at minimum, medium and high security levels. [1]
La Vista Correctional Facility (LVCF) is a state prison located in Pueblo, Pueblo County, Colorado, owned and operated by the Colorado Department of Corrections. [1] The facility partially opened in April 2006, ramping up to its maximum capacity of 564 inmates. La Vista is primarily a medium security facility for women.