Sterling Correctional Facility

Sterling Correctional Facility (SCF) is located in Sterling, Colorado and is the largest prison in the Colorado Department of Corrections system.

Sterling Correctional Facility
LocationSterling, Colorado
Coordinates40.6115°N 103.1622°W / 40.6115; -103.1622
Capacity2,585
Managed byColorado Department of Corrections

State statute dictated that prisoners with death sentences were to be held at the administrative segregation facility at the Colorado State Penitentiary.[1] In 2011, the State of Colorado moved its death row prisoners to Sterling in order to settle a federal lawsuit filed by Nathan Dunlap, a death row prisoner. Dunlap had complained about the state's lack of outdoor exercise facilities at Colorado State Penitentiary.[2] The inmates returned to Colorado State Penitentiary in 2015 after the outdoor access issue was resolved.[3]

References
  1. "Death Row FAQ." (Archive) Colorado Department of Corrections. Retrieved on August 15, 2010.
  2. Mitchell, Kirk (July 28, 2011). "Colorado moves death-row inmates so they can exercise outdoors". Denver Post. Retrieved April 19, 2012.
  3. "Death row inmates transferred from Sterling". Journal-Advocate. Denver Post. November 3, 2015. Retrieved March 24, 2020.


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