A sign at the prison entrance. | |
Location | 12750 Highway 96 Ordway, Colorado |
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Status | open |
Security class | mixed |
Capacity | 1007 |
Opened | 1987 |
Managed by | Colorado Department of Corrections |
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.
Notable Inmates
Inmate Name | Register Number | Status | Details |
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Steven Dana Pankey | 195622 | Serving a 20 years to life sentence; earliest parole date 2040. | Perpetrator of the kidnapping and murder of Jonelle Matthews |
Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos | 193007 | Serving a 10 year sentence; earliest parole date 2026. | Perpetrator of the 2019 Lakewood semi-truck crash. |
References
- "Prisoner held in max security during killing probe". Denver Post. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- "CDOC Offender Search". Colorado Department of Corrections. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
- Udell, Erin. "Steve Pankey found guilty of kidnapping, felony murder in Jonelle Matthews case". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
- "CDOC Offender Search". Colorado Department of Corrections. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
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