Facilities · Jail
Jefferson County Detention Facility
Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado · capacity 1,300
Also reported as Jefferson County Detention Center; Jefferson County Jail; Jefferson County jail.
18 deaths are recorded here, from 2015 to 2026; all by name.
- undetermined 9
- neglect 3
- illness 3
- suicide 3
Lawsuits over deaths here have brought at least $2.5 million in settlements and awards, for 1 person.
The people
- Jolene Dorothea Mathiesen May 13, 2026
- Harvey Jacobs December 30, 2025
- Timothy Allen Brown December 4, 2025
- Sasha Chavez August 27, 2025
- Glenn Perdreaux December 7, 2024
- Doraine Stangel August 2024
- Courtney Tinker March 29, 2024
- Ashley Jo Raisbeck December 16, 2023
- James Purdy July 30, 2023
- Melissa Chavez February 9, 2022
- Abby Angelo June 28, 2021
- Philip Thomas January 4, 2019
- Jennifer Brooks March 1, 2018
- Susanne Burgaz August 31, 2017
- Mark Witkowski June 4, 2017
- Patrick O'Day June 28, 2016
- Harley Jefferson Smith November 19, 2015
- Jennifer Lobato March 2, 2015
History and conditions
Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.