Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility Explained

Prison Name:Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility
Location:12750 Highway 96
Ordway, Colorado
Status:open
Classification:mixed
Capacity:1007
Opened:1987

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]

Notable Inmates

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Steven Dana Pankey195622Serving a 20 years to life sentence; earliest parole date 2040.[2] Perpetrator of the kidnapping and murder of Jonelle Matthews[3]
Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos193007Serving a 10 year sentence; earliest parole date 2026.[4] Perpetrator of the 2019 Lakewood semi-truck crash.

References

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Notes and References

  1. News: Prisoner held in max security during killing probe. 17 August 2016. Denver Post. 26 September 2012.
  2. News: CDOC Offender Search. 15 February 2024. Colorado Department of Corrections.
  3. Web site: Udell . Erin . Steve Pankey found guilty of kidnapping, felony murder in Jonelle Matthews case. 2024-02-15 . . en.
  4. News: CDOC Offender Search. 15 February 2024. Colorado Department of Corrections.