The Department of Corrections also wants an additional $5.5 million to open a second tower to address overcrowding beyond that caused by the shutdown at Cheyenne Mountain. Attention: Private Prison Monitoring Unit, Colorado Department of Corrections Headquarters, Questions regarding applying for visitation:719-226-4931/Questions regarding visiting rules: 719-456-2610, ext. All local input will be delivered to Colorado Legislators. The Bent County Correctional Facility is a private medium-security prison for men located in Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado. Since the announcement of the closure, DOC has been providing human resources assistance to CMRC employees. I do not have access to the Bent County Development Foundation records, that is a different agency located at the address below. Theres real questions about that, and given GEOs decision to get out of the game, its forced the states hand to figure out a meaningful solution quickly, Gonzales said. This proposal would cost $1.45 million in the current fiscal year and $4.32 million next fiscal year. Phone: 719-456-2610. In August, newly elected members of the Denver City Council sought to eliminate contracts with GEO and CoreCivic, the other large private prison operator, which operates six halfway houses in the city for about 500 recently released offenders. I just don't see that," said Bent County Commissioner Kim MacDonnell. They operate on the cheap, churn more employees, and produce worse results than state-run prisons, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window), Lawmakers targeting hospital facility fees, State of Colorado pays CoreCivic over $67 million per year. 11560 Road FF.75, Las Animas, CO 81054-9598 Get Directions to this Facility Phone: 719-456-2610 Fax: 719-456-2615 The facility is owned and operated by Corrections Corporation of America under contract with the Colorado Department of Corrections and houses Colorado inmates. Member subscribers also receive the weekly print edition of our award-winning newspaper, containing outstanding features and news stories, in their mailboxes every Saturday. BENT COUNTY CORRECTIONAL FACILITY | LinkedIn