Colorado correctional officers take pride in maintaining area security and inmate accountability to keep order both in the facility and the surrounding area. Colorado currently has 20,371 incarcerated persons housed in 21 public facilities and a lesser number of privately contracted facilities. Some, like the Denver Correctional Center, consist of several facilities in one mega complex - which facilitates staff professional development, administration, and inmate care. Smaller facilities throughout the state, like Fremont Correctional Facility, Limon Correctional Facility, and the Rifle Correctional Center house fewer inmates. Over the next 10 years, the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that Colorado will experience steady growth in the industry on par with the rest of the country as the corrections field expands, and existing officers retire. The state and its private contractors will hire for approximately 500 new jobs created from this growth, coupled with other positions that will be filled. To learn more about the role of correctional officer in Colorado, continue reading.
