Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility

Coordinates: 38°11′27″N 103°50′33″W / 38.190721°N 103.842409°W / 38.190721; -103.842409
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Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility
A sign at the prison entrance.
Map
Location12750 Highway 96
Ordway, Colorado
Statusopen
Security classmixed
Capacity1007
Opened1987
Managed byColorado 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.[1]

Notable Inmates[edit]

Inmate Name Register Number Status Details
Steven Dana Pankey 195622 Serving a 20 years to life sentence; earliest parole date 2040.[2] Perpetrator of the kidnapping and murder of Jonelle Matthews[3]
Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos 193007 Serving a 10 year sentence; earliest parole date 2026.[4] Perpetrator of the 2019 Lakewood semi-truck crash.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Prisoner held in max security during killing probe". Denver Post. Associated Press. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. ^ CDOC Offender Search, retrieved 15 February 2024 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Udell, Erin. "Steve Pankey found guilty of kidnapping, felony murder in Jonelle Matthews case". Fort Collins Coloradoan. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  4. ^ CDOC Offender Search, retrieved 15 February 2024 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |agency= ignored (help)

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