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Facilities · Jail

Adams County Detention Facility

Brighton, Adams County, Colorado · capacity 1,600

Also reported as Adams County Detention Center; Adams County Sheriff's Detention Facility; Adams County jail.

7 deaths are recorded here, from 2015 to 2022; 6 by name.

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Lawsuits over deaths here have brought at least $3.7 million in settlements and awards, for 1 person.

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History and conditions

Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.