Buena Vista Correctional Facility
| Location |
15125 US-24 Buena Vista, Colorado |
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| Status | open |
| Security class | mixed |
| Capacity | 1259 |
| Opened | 1892 (as Colorado State Reformatory); 1978 (as adult prison) |
| Managed by | Colorado Department of Corrections |
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 another 100 minimum security inmates within the Colorado Correctional Alternative Program ("Boot Camp").[1]
The site was first founded in 1892 as the Colorado State Reformatory for juvenile offenders, making it the second oldest prison in the state, after the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility.[2]
References
- ↑ "General Information". Buena Vista CO Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ Ramsey, Maisie (4 Nov 2014). "Buena Vista Correctional Complex: An emphasis on life skills". Chaffee County Times. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
Coordinates: 38°49′19″N 106°07′04″W / 38.821991°N 106.117775°W
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