Facilities · Prison
Colorado State Penitentiary
Canon City, Fremont County, Colorado · capacity 725
Also reported as Colorado penitentiary at Canon City; penitentiary.
12 deaths are recorded here, from 1900 to 2023; 6 by name.
- other person 5
- undetermined 4
- lynching 1
- overdose 1
- suicide 1
The people
- Nicholas Hill March 26, 2023
- Samuel Garcia June 28, 2022
- Gerardo Banda August 4, 2021
- Name not reported July 16, 2021
- Thomas LaPerch July 22, 2018
- Name not reported October 3, 1929
- Name not reported October 3, 1929
- Name not reported October 3, 1929
- Name not reported October 3, 1929
- Name not reported October 3, 1929
- James Armstrong August 18, 1903
- Thomas Reynolds January 27, 1900
History and conditions
Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.