The Bent County Correctional Facility is a private medium-security prison for men located in Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado. The facility is owned and operated by Corrections Corporation of America under contract with the Colorado Department of Corrections and houses Colorado inmates.
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What kind of gifts are inmates allowed to receive? Books from Amazon? Magazine subscriptions? Photos? Anything else?
Are there organizations from which I can order care packages?
Hi Bonnie,
One organization, Konmart, advertises on our site. Go to our page listing all of the state prisons and you can click their ad for additional information.
what is the inmate mailing address?
Hi Peggy,
The inmate mailing address requires the full name and ID No. of the inmate and the prison address.
What we need to do if we are going from california the thi is,the firts time ?
We need to apply or just be there?
Hi Nidia, Please note the following: Visitor Approval Applying for Visitation at a Public Facility New visitors applying for on-going visitation of an offender housed within a CDOC operated prison, a Visitor Application needs to be completed and mailed to the facility where you will be visiting. One-time or infrequent visitors (i.e., one to two times per year), to a public facility, please request a Special Visitation Application from the facility where you will be visiting. Minor Children ( any child under 18 ), to a public facility, needs a Form 300-01J Authorization for Minor Child Visitation to be completed… Read more »
If I don’t have my drivers license would they accept an Id to get my application approved or what kind of I’d is needed to get approved please and thank you!!!
What is your restriction on mailing a photo, a decent photo of me and my granddaughter? Is wallet size okay?
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Hi,
Family photos are allowed. We do recommend calling the facility to confirm their policies.
Where do I find the visitor application?
Thanks!
Hi Anastasia,
We could not find any reference to the visitor’s application on the prison’s web site. We recommend contacting the facility directly for this information.
What service can I utilize to send my inmate a holiday gift package?
I need to discuss a Interstate compact for a inmate at Bent County Correctional Facility
When can a inmate make thete first phone call
I keep calling up to bent to ask if they are on lock down they say yes and that the website shows the info. But I cant find nothing on it ?
Omg I’m so happy someone else is asking about this I haven’t heard from my husband in almost a week! And that’s interesting what website would they be referring to because core civic website is nothing informative and I visit the DOC website daily and haven’t seen anything.keep your head up and if u find anything come let us know as I will do the same.
Phase 3 lockdown at bent county until the 28th to keep everything sanitized
how do I get added to and inmates visiting list and whats the correct address to mail the visitor application to