Fort Lyon Release Records

Fort Lyon Release History

Fort Lyon is part of Bent County's correctional geography, but it is not a current public release-search facility. History Colorado identifies Fort Lyon as a former Army fort, Veterans Administration medical center, and minimum-security prison that closed in 2011. Bent County Heritage says the state received the site after the veterans hospital closed and that Fort Lyon served as a minimum-security prison for about 10 years before being abandoned again in 2011.

That history matters because a searcher may remember Fort Lyon as a prison and still type it into a release query. For current releases, Fort Lyon should not be searched like Bent County Jail or Bent County Correctional Facility. Historical custody records from the prison period should route through CDOC-era records and court records. Current Fort Lyon program participation is not a jail or prison custody status.

Confirm Fort Lyon Records

A Fort Lyon release search starts with a time frame. If the event is from the period when Fort Lyon operated as a prison, the practical route is CDOC and the court case that created or ended the sentence. If the event is recent, do not assume Fort Lyon is the facility. Check whether the person was in Bent County Jail, Bent County Correctional Facility, another CDOC prison, BOP custody, ICE custody, or a non-custody program.

1. Identify whether the question is historical or current.
2. For a historical prison release, search CDOC records by name or DOC number where available.
3. Use Colorado court records for the sentence, disposition, sealing status, and later orders.
4. For a current county release, call Bent County Jail or use the sheriff records request.
5. For a current state-prison release, use CDOC offender search and parole records.
6. For non-custody Fort Lyon program questions, avoid treating program participation as release status.

The broader Bent County released inmates search path separates current jail, state prison, federal, ICE, court, and VINE channels.

Fort Lyon Contact Context

The research did not identify Fort Lyon as an active detention facility with a jail records desk, booking office, or release roster. It identified historical and supportive-use sources. That means a current released-inmate search should not call Fort Lyon as though it were the jail. The active local jail is Bent County Jail at 11100 County Road GG.5 in Las Animas, and the active CDOC-contracted state prison is Bent County Correctional Facility at 11560 Road FF.75.

For a historical case, the best identifiers are the person's full name, approximate custody dates, court case information, and any DOC number. For a current release in Bent County, use the active facility or agency that actually held the person.

About Fort Lyon

Fort Lyon's history is unusually layered. History Colorado documents the site as a U.S. Army fort, U.S. Naval Hospital, Veterans Administration medical center, neuropsychiatric facility, and minimum-security prison. Bent County Heritage states that Fort Lyon later served as a minimum-security prison for about 10 years after 2001 and was abandoned again in 2011. Those facts support historical record routing, not a current roster.

The contemporary Fort Lyon source from Colorado Coalition for the Homeless describes a supportive residential community, including capacity and service history. That context can matter for reentry and local history, but it is purpose-neutral program context. It is not a custody-status database and should not be used to infer whether someone is incarcerated, released, on parole, or discharged.

The captured History Colorado source below confirms Fort Lyon's correctional-history context and closed-prison status.

Fort Lyon remains important to Bent County's local correctional story because people may remember the prison name. The current lookup path still belongs with the active jail, CDOC, court, VINE, BOP, or ICE source.

Bent County Active Facilities

Bent County has two active custody sources that should not be confused with Fort Lyon. Bent County Jail handles local arrests, bond releases, short sentences, court releases, and transfers. Bent County Correctional Facility is the CDOC-contracted state-prison facility. Their release records go to different agencies.

For a person released from the jail, use the jail, sheriff records request, court docket, and Colorado VINE. For a person released from the prison, use CDOC offender search, CDOC confirmation, parole records, and VINE where covered. For Fort Lyon, use historical CDOC and court routes only when the custody event belongs to the old prison period.

Fort Lyon Federal Limits

No active federal prison, U.S. Marshals detention center, or ICE detention facility was found in Bent County. Federal custody should be checked through the BOP inmate locator. ICE custody should be checked through ICE ODLS and Colorado ICE facility channels. Fort Lyon's former correctional history does not make it a current federal or immigration release source.

If a person left Bent County Jail because another agency took custody, the county release record can show the local transfer event. It will not by itself prove the later federal, ICE, or state-prison release. Follow the receiving agency's system after the transfer.

Fort Lyon Record Boundaries

The safest way to handle a Fort Lyon question is to name the record period. A custody event from the prison years belongs with state correctional and court records from that period. A modern jail release belongs with Bent County Jail. A modern CDOC prison release belongs with the active CDOC facility or offender search result. A supportive residential program note is not the same thing as criminal custody, release, parole, or discharge.

Use exact language when asking for records. For a historical prison question, ask for CDOC-era custody or sentence records tied to Fort Lyon and include any court case number, DOC number, approximate dates, and name variants. For a current Bent County release, ask the sheriff for a booking or release record from Bent County Jail. For a current state-prison release, ask CDOC or the listed prison contact, then pair the answer with the court record if the sentence or sealing status is part of the question.