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It has its headquarters in the Springs Office Park in unincorporated El Paso County, Colorado, near Colorado Springs. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] The Colorado Department of Corrections runs 20 state-run prisons and also has been affiliated with 7 for-profit prisons in Colorado, of which the state currently contracts with 3 for-profit prisons.
A shiv, also chiv, schiv, shivvie, or shank, [1] [2] is a handcrafted bladed weapon resembling a knife that is commonly associated with prison inmates. Since weapons are prohibited in prisons, the intended mode of concealment is central to a shiv's construction.
[citation needed] This was the site of Colorado's death row, and the 1929 prison riot. [citation needed] After the 1993 construction of the current facility, that prison was re-dedicated as the medium-security Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility. [citation needed] It is located within the city limits of Cañon City. [1]
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 ...
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United States Penitentiary Florence Administrative Maximum Facility (abbreviated as USP Florence ADMAX; commonly known as ADX Florence or the Florence Supermax) is a United States federal prison in Fremont County, Colorado, operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
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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.