Buena Vista, CO Correctional Facility View
The Buena Vista Correctional Facility is a state prison for men located in Buena Vista, Chaffee County, Colorado, owned and operated by the Colorado Department of Corrections. The facility opened as an adult prison in 1978, and houses 871 inmates at medium and close security levels, along with the 288-inmate Buena Vista Minimum Center, and another 100 minimum security inmates within the Colorado Correctional Alternative Program ("Boot Camp"). The Boot Camp is closed today. The close security facility is known to inmates as "The Buildings" and the Minimum is known as "The Mods". The prison is split into 6 Housing units A&O which is an Orientation unit that inmates are placed in when they first arrive to the prison. Segregation is the unit where inmates are placed for disciplinary actions, North Unit, Lower North Unit, East Unit and South Unit which houses the majority of the prisons active gang members and violent offenders. In the late 90s and Early 2000s "The Buildings was referred to as "Gladiator School" because most of Colorado's younger gang members were sent there. During that time the fighting and violence was at a record High in the State..
Buena Vista Correctional Facility Contact Details
Mailing to Buena Vista Correctional Facility Inmates and Staff
Inmate Visiting Days and Hours
| Day of Week | Hours |
|---|---|
| Friday | 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM |
| Saturday | 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM |
| Sunday | 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM |
How to Send Money to Buena Vista Correctional Facility
Family and friends can send money to inmates at Buena Vista Correctional Facility through approved methods to help them purchase essential items from the commissary.