CO DOC – Buena Vista Minimum Center – (BVMC)

CO DOC – Buena Vista Minimum Center – (BVMC) basic information to help guide you through what you can do for your inmate while they are incarcerated. The facility's direct contact number: 719-395-2404

This facility is for adult inmates.

The inmates housed at Buena Vista Minimum located at 15125 US-24 in Buena Vista, CO are placed according to their custody level (determined by a number of factors including the past criminal history and the length of their sentence). There are ample educational and vocational training programs for all inmates, especially ones that show a willingness to learn new things that will prepare them for a better life when they are released. The mission is to promote and prepare the offender to leave in better shape than when they arrived, giving them the best chance to never come back and thus lower the state's recidivism rate.

Buena Vista Correctional Complex consists of two facilities and the correctional facility referred to as BVCF is responsible for housing inmates in medium custody. The minimum center, which is often referred to as BVMC, is responsible for housing minimum-security offenders who will soon be released from custody. The primary role of BVMC is to prepare inmates for their release and reintegration to society.

Inmates at all Colorado facilities are encouraged to take advantage of the various programs that offer inmates education, work, and vocational skills. Adult basic education and GED courses are available at both facilities. BVCF offers welding, construction, auto repair, computer courses and more. BVMC offers a CISCO certified network class. The correctional industries offered at BVCF are a saddle and leather shop, as well as fish hatchery. The BVMC offers correctional industry programs in wildfire fighters, trail and heavy equipment crews, and working with canine units. All of the experience an inmate can learn while incarcerated can give them a much greater chance of success when they are released.

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visitation Info

CO DOC – Buena Vista Minimum Center (BVMC) – Visitation

Hours (BVMC):
Visitors may arrive beginning at 8:30 a.m. Visiting begins at 9 a.m. No visitor admittance from 10:30 a.m. until count is cleared. Admittance to visiting ends at 12:30 p.m.
Friday    9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Saturday    9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Sunday    9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Hours (BVMC):
Visitors may arrive beginning at 8:30 a.m. Visiting begins at 9 a.m. No visitor admittance from 10:30 a.m. until count is cleared. Admittance to visiting ends at 12:30 p.m.
Saturday    9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Sunday    9 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.

Visiting Notes:
Appointments to visit are required. 

Call Monday-Thursday from 7:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. to make your appointment. Calls will not be accepted after 3:00 p.m. 

Normal non-contact visits are for BVCF offenders only.
Special visiting hours may be arranged.
Call for more information.
Pre-approval paperwork is required.

Dress code is strictly enforced for BVCC visits.

Visiting Phone: (719) 395-7249
Visiting Email: doc_bvcc_visiting@state.co.us

When making an Email appointment, please include the offender's name and DOC #, the name of the person visiting and a contact phone number.  We accept Email appointments until 3:00pm on Thursday.