AVCF – Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility – Colorado

Looking for someone in prison at Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility? Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility is a state prison in the Colorado state prison system. This site will tell you information about anything a person needs to know about Arkansas Valley Correctional Facilitysuch as the following: How to locate an inmate. Visiting an inmate at Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility. The prisons’s phone number and address. How to send mail and money to an inmate at Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility. And much more…

Official Name:	Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility
Year Opened:	1987
State:	Colorado
DOC:	Colorado Department of Corrections
Warden Name:	Steve Hartley

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Below you will find the street address and mailing address for Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility. Use the mailing address if you are sending a letter or package to a prisoner there, and be sure to use the street address if you need to know the physical location of the facility.

Be sure to read over the Inmate Mail and Package Procedures section on this page before you mail a letter or package to a prisoner so that you correctly address it, and use the right procedure for sending a package or letter. If you do not follow the appropriate directions, it might not get to the inmate.

INMATE NAME & REGISTER NUMBER
AVCF – Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility
PO Box 1000 
Crowley CO, 81034

Use this address if you plan to visit a prisoner. Make sure to read over the Inmate Visitation Schedule and Inmate Visitation Procedures headings on this page if you are going to visit someone in prison at Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility.

Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility
12750 Highway 96 
Crowley CO, 81034

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Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility prisoners don’t have phones, so you won’t get to call your inmate, but, there are cases when it is helpful to have the telephone number to the facility.

719-267-3520

Prisoners may be able to make phone calls using:

• Calling Cards
• Collect Calls
• Dedicated Phone Line
• Prison Calling Plan

Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility inmates don’t have faxes, so you can’t send a fax to inmates, but there are cases when it is helpful to know the fax machine number to Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility.

719-267-5024

The email address below is the primary email for the facility. You can’t reach individuals using this email address. If you want to send an email to an inmate, read the Inmate Email section on this page.

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Total Inmates:	1007
Total Staff:

To email a letter to a prisoner you must follow an specific process to ensure that the email message gets to the prisoner.

Prison inmates are not allowed to access the Internet.

There are certain procedures that you must follow when mailing a letter or package to a state prison inmate. If you don’t then the mail might not make it there.

before you send a letter or package, be sure to read the sections below:

Institution staff open and read all received general correspondence. Incoming general correspondence is read as frequently as is deemed necessary to keep safety and security or watch problems confronting inmates.

Here is the proper format for how you should address a letter or package to an inmate at Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility:

INMATE NAME & REGISTER NUMBER
AVCF – Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility
PO Box 1000 
Crowley CO, 81034

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Every state correctional institution has a Commissary that serves to provide a bank type account for prisoner funds and for buying items not provided by the prison.

Anyone can add money to inmate’s Commissary accounts with Western Union or by mail.

Via U.S. Postal Service: Inmates’ families and friends can to send prisoners funds in postal mail and will have to send funds to the following address and do so in accordance with the rules provided below:

The funds have to be in the form of a money order that is made out to the prisoner’s full committed name and complete eight-digit register number. You are advised to use a postal money order, since all non-postal money orders processed through the National Lockbox will be held for a 15-day hold period, and during this hold period the inmate will not have access to the deposit. The Bureau of Prisons will send back any funds that do not have valid inmate information but only if the envelope has a valid return address. Checks and cash can’t be accepted for deposit so don’t send any cash or checks.

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State prisoners are often moved to various prison facilities around the state, so sometimes you may have to look up what facility an inmate is at using the inmate locator. Click the link below to locate a state prisoner.
Inmate Search

To find other Colorado state prisons: Colorado State Prisons

Colorado Department of Corrections Inmate Search

Before you visit Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility, be sure that you be aware of the following:

• Visitation Schedule
• Visitation Rules
• Visitation Application

Visiting hours are from 10:30 am to 3:30 pm.

Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Visitors may visit on Friday and Saturday, or Friday and Sunday, but not on Saturday and Sunday of the same weekend. The DOC website will post an announcement when visitation is canceled.

Each state prison has its own policies for prisoner visitation and these rules change often. The procedures listed here could be changed since this was written, so you should also read Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility’s site to get the most up to date visitation rules.

The visitation guard ensures every visitor signs the prisoner visitors log upon entering the prison and also when they leave.

Photo ID of all visitors is required. Acceptable forms of identification are Driver’s License and Social Security Card; but, a state issued photo I.D. is OK.

For everything listed below, check the actual prison facility site as this information is updated frequently:

• Visitation Rules
• Visitation Dress Code
• Things You Can and Cannot Take to Visitation
• Special Rules For Children, Special Visits, Pastoral or Attorney Visits

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Section about Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility records will be posted ASAP.

Such as:

• Inmate records
• Health records.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

Details about Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility death row to be added later.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

Information about Colorado parole process coming.

For example:

• Parole hearings.
• Review boards.
• Who qualifies for parole.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

Information about getting released from Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility to be added later.

A broad range of educational opportunities are available including English as a Second Language, Adult Basic Education, GED and Vocational Preparation.

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Information about prison life at Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility coming.

• Activities.
• Daily schedule and routine.
• Recreational facilities available.
• What’s allowed, and what’s not allowed.
• What the food is like.
• What to expect.
• Jobs and work release available.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

A Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility news section will be posted ASAP.

A section with photos of Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility to be added later.

For example, photos of:

• Cells at Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility
• The yard.
• What inmates wear at Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility.

If you have any photos of Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility that you would like to share, please contact us using the ‘Contact’ link at the bottom of the page.

Trying to find a job at a prison? Have experience? Have you worked at a correctional facility before?

If so, click here: Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility Jobs

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The official website: Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility Website

Important Note: If you, or someone you know, are in immediate danger, call 911.

The Victim Rights Act grants victims the following rights:

• Victims have the right to protection from the accused.
• Victims have the right to notification.
• Victims have the right to attend proceedings.
• Victims have the right to speak at criminal justice proceedings.
• Victims have the right to consult with the prosecuting attorney.
• Victims have the right to restitution.
• Victims have the right to a speedy trial.
• Victims have the right to be treated with fairness, dignity and respect.

The definition of victim includes:

• Spouses and children of all victims.
• Parents and guardians of minor victims.
• Parents, guardians and siblings of mentally or physically incapacitated victims or victims of homicide.
• Foster parents or other caregivers, under certain circumstances.

There are a number of services and programs designed to help victims and their families. You can find out about these services by contacting the courthouse, or local law enforcement agency.

The Department of Justice Victim Notification System (VNS) is a system that provides victims with information pertaining to their case and/or any defendants in the case. You will receive a Victim Identification Number (VIN) and a Personal Identification Number (PIN) that will allow you to access VNS via the internet or by phone. Here, you will find information about future court hearings, historical court events, and detailed information about the defendant. This will include criminal charges filed, the outcome of charges, sentence imposed, custody location, projected release date and any other release information. The VNS website is updated daily. You will also receive any ongoing information by mail or email.

Have you, a family member or friend ever used the Victim Notification System? If so, was it effective? Did you get the information in a timely manner? Was the system difficult to use? We would like to hear from you, so please post any comments here.

Post A Comment

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Section about family resources to be added later.

A history section to be added later.

Such as:

• Famous Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility inmates.
• Escapes and prison breaks.
• Executions.

If you have any information on these topics to share, please post a comment using the form below.

Information About Other Colorado State Prisons: Colorado State Prisons

Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility Links

The official website: Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility Website
Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility Jobs

Colorado Department of Corrections Links

Colorado Department of Corrections Main Website
Colorado Department of Corrections Prison Directory
Colorado Department of Corrections Prison Map
Colorado Department of Corrections Prison Jobs
Colorado Department of Corrections Prison Inmate Search
Colorado Department of Corrections Most Wanted

Colorado Department of Corrections Visitation Policies
Sending Money to a Colorado State Prison Inmate
JPay Services for Colorado State Prison Inmates
Sending Mail to Colorado State Prison Inmates
Sending Packages to Colorado State Prison Inmates
Colorado State Prison Inmate Phone Calls

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Have you ever spent any time at Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility? Do you know anybody there? Have you ever been to visit someone at this prison?

If you have, then you should write a review about it. Tell us about your experience so that other people can learn what to expect.

Things you could include in your review:

• Facility conditions
• Facility and layout
• Guards and prison staff
• Commissary and food
• Visitation
• Inmates
• Inmate safety
• Gangs
• Prisoner activities and programs

If you are currently an inmate at Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility, include your address if you want people to be able to mail you.

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