United States · Colorado · Las Animas
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Bent County Correctional Facility is a state prison located in Bent County, Colorado. Rated capacity: 1,420. Reported population: 1,416. Security level: Medium. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Capacity
1,420
Current population
1,416
Occupancy
100%
Year opened
—
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
—
Region
Colorado
Security level
Medium
Death-row facility
No
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This facility scores 0. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 2 points below national average.
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the first time in years — normally such potentially toxic materials are not distributed. “He's part of the shower washing team,” wrote Cheryl Floyd, whose son is incarcerated at Bent County Correctional Facility in Colorado. “The facility has been spraying the showers with bleach water and my son and another inmate wipe the surfaces down.” Imagining the havoc the coronavirus could wreak on their
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World Prisons. (2026). Bent County Correctional Facility. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/bent-county-correctional-facility
"Bent County Correctional Facility." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/bent-county-correctional-facility.
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