Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility

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Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility
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Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility
Location12750 Highway 96
Ordway, Colorado
Statusopen
Security classmixed
Capacity1007
Opened1987
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. [1]

Notable Inmates

Inmate NameRegister NumberStatusDetails
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.

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References

  1. "Prisoner held in max security during killing probe". Denver Post. 26 September 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  2. "CDOC Offender Search". Colorado Department of Corrections. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
  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". Colorado Department of Corrections. Retrieved 15 February 2024.

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