Denver's New Detention Center

DENVER DETENTION CENTER FACTS

from denverinfill.com

• Location: Block 11-W, bounded by W. Colfax Ave., Elati St., W. 14th St., and Delaware St.
• Designed by: Hartman-Cox Architects and OZ Architecture
• Started: March 2007
• Completion: August 2009
• Dimensions: 4 stories, 320,000 sq. ft.
• Description: a 400-foot-long neo-traditional structure of buff variegated Indiana limestone, with windows that are predominantly transparent
• Contents: 1,503 cells

July, 2009

Photos of Cindy Van Cise courtesy of Amy Reading