Bent County Correctional Facility
11560 Road FF.75
Las Animas, CO 81054-9598
719-456-2610
Fax: 719-456-2615
Facility Public Information Officer: Keith Proctor, Keith.Proctor@cca.com)
Facility Type: Male, Medium-Security, Owned since 1996
Warden: Brigham Sloan
Warden Brigham Sloan joined Corrections Corporation of America in 1996 at Bay Correctional Facility in Panama City, Florida. He started as the Human Resource Manager and promoted to Training Manager, and Business Manager. He later served as a Facility Start Up Coordinator for the Facility Support Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Prior to assuming the role of Warden at Bent County Correctional Facility, Sloan held the position of Assistant Warden at Kit Carson Correctional Center since 2001.
Brigham graduated with a Bachlors Degree in Business Administration from the University of W. Alabama. He earned his Correctional Officer Basic Standards certification from the Florida Department of Law Enforcement through Gulf Coast Community College. Brigham also attended graduate school at Florida State University's College of Educational Theory and Practice.
Total beds: 1466
Customer base:
Colorado Department of Corrections
ACA Accreditation: Yes
Community Activities:
Local School Boosters, Clubs, and Athletic Groups; Southeast and East Central Recycling Association; Las Animas/Bent County Golf Course Advisory Board; Parent Teacher Association; 4-H Project Leaders; Bent County Deputy Officers (Reserve Officers); Las Animas/Bent County Chamber of Commerce; Bent County Development Foundation; Bent County Health Care Center Board of Directors; Bent County Fair Board; BCCF inmates also contribute to the community by participating with the Southeastern Colorado Recycling Center and by recording books and newspaper editions on tape for the blind, learning disabled and elderly.
Awards: Certificate of Commendation: Worldwide Dosimetry Service, for Environmental Safety; Exceptional concern for the health and well-being of employees and visitors; Certificate of Appreciation, John Martin Dam for Inmate Work Crews installing playground equipment; Certificate of Appreciation: Bent County for inmate work crews Partners in Care for work done throughout the city; Certificate of Appreciation: Bent County Sheriffs Department: SORT Response; Las Animas/Bent County Chamber of Commerce: Recycling Center, Yard of the Week; 1998 CCA Facility of the Year: Best Performance in Safety; 1997 CCA Facility of the Year: Community Relations