Centennial Correctional Facility (CCF) is a
prison
A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correc ...
located in the East Canon complex
in
Fremont County, just east of
Canon City, Colorado
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. CCF consists of two separate buildings, North and South. The South facility, opened in 2011, is a Level V maximum security facility. All offenders in CCF South are in Administrative Segregation (AdSeg), also known as
solitary confinement
Solitary confinement is a form of imprisonment in which the inmate lives in a single cell with little or no meaningful contact with other people. A prison may enforce stricter measures to control contraband on a solitary prisoner and use additi ...
. CCF South is the counterpart of the
Colorado State Penitentiary
Colorado State Penitentiary (commonly abbreviated CSP) is a Level V maximum security prison in the U.S. state of Colorado. The facility is part of the state's East CaƱon Complex, together with six other state correctional facilities of various ...
(CSP), also in the East Canon complex. The North facility is the original facility, and primarily houses Level IV maximum security offenders.
References
External links
Official website
Prisons in Colorado
Buildings and structures in Fremont County, Colorado
1980 establishments in Colorado
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