Limon Correctional Facility Explained

Prison Name:Limon Correctional Facility
Location:49030 CO-71
Limon, Colorado
Status:open
Classification:mixed, including maximum
Capacity:960
Opened:1991

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.

History

The facility opened in 1991 and houses a stated maximum of 960 prisoners.[1]

Prisoner life

Education

In 2019, a campus of the Mid-America Baptist Theological Seminary was established in the prison. [2]

Incidents

Limon houses some of the state's most dangerous inmates.

Notable inmates

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Victim Handbook / guide to services. Colorado Department of Corrections. 21 August 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160705104358/http://www.doc.state.co.us/sites/default/files/Victim%20Handbook%20July%202011_1.pdf. 5 July 2016. dead.
  2. D. L. Jones, The Need for Changing Prison Culture, mabts.edu, USA, Jul 6, 2022
  3. News: Pendergrast. Kurt. Death on the Installment Plan. 21 August 2016. Denver Westword. 19 December 2002.
  4. News: Eric Autobee Officer Down Biography. 8 March 2018. Officer Down Memorial Page. n.d..
  5. News: DA seeks death penalty for inmates in Limon prison stabbing death. 21 August 2016. Associated Press. Summit (County) Press. 19 October 2006.
  6. News: Mitchell. Kirk. Officer Kahanic Returns to Prison After Attack. 21 August 2016. Denver Post. 20 Dec 2008.
  7. News: Mitchell. Kirk. Colorado agents investigate inmate’s death at Limon high security prison. 21 August 2016. Denver Post. 6 June 2015.
  8. News: Mitchell. Kirk. Limon inmate stabbed in neck, strangled to death, autopsy finds. 21 August 2016. Denver Post. 27 August 2015.
  9. Web site: CDOC Offender Search . 2024-01-17 . www.doc.state.co.us.
  10. https://www.fox13memphis.com/trending_archives/army-vet-sentenced-to-life-in-brutal-1987-torture-murder-of-female-fort-carson-soldier/article_e3756861-5ec0-59ed-bf00-191488bf506b.html