Facilities · Prison
Bent County Correctional Facility
Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado · capacity 1,420
Also reported as Bent County Jail.
5 deaths are recorded here, from 2010 to 2026; 4 by name.
- illness 2
- other person 2
- overdose 1
The people
- Michael Fisher June 6, 2026
- Charles Gates June 6, 2026
- Benjamin Valdez July 25, 2023Died in jail or a lockup
- Name not reported December 23, 2020
- Terrell Griswold October 28, 2010
History and conditions
Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.