There are 146 Jails & Prisons in Colorado, serving a population of 5,436,519 people in an area of 103,614 square miles. There is 1 Jail & Prison per 37,236 people, and 1 Jail & Prison per 709 square miles.
The state of Colorado is ranked 33rd in Jails & Prisons per capita, and 43rd in Jails & Prisons per square mile.