Welcome to Prison Valley

Prison Valley
Philippe Brault / Agence Vu / Aurora

Prison in Progress
Fremont County, Colorado, pop. 46,000, is host to 13 prison complexes. The county's latest project is Colorado State Penitentiary II, a.k.a. CSP II, above, currently being constructed at the heart of Cañon City.

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