Built-in 1998, the Denver Women’s Correctional Facility (DWCF) is one of two correctional facilities for women in CDOC. DWCF is the largest and houses female inmates at all custody levels. DWCF has several unique responsibilities and programs for inmates, including housing all pregnant inmates, inmates with high medical and mental health needs, an intake unit, an incentive unit, a Management Control Unit (MCU), a Therapeutic Community (TC), a Residential Treatment Program (RTP) for inmates with severe mental health treatment needs and a Mom Baby Unit (MBU) to facilitate and maintain bonding between mom and baby.
To see a current population and capacity report, please click on the link below:
https://cdoc.colorado.gov/about/data-and-reports/statistics
Warden Ryan Long
Switchboard: 303-307-2500
Physical Address:
3600 Havana Street
Denver, CO 80239
Mailing Address:
PO BOX 392005
Denver, CO. 80239
- Visiting Days and Hours
DWCF offers Contact, Non-Contact, Special Visiting and Video Visiting.
In person visiting: Friday 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Saturday 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM
Sunday 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM -
Visitor processing hours: 8:15 AM - 10 AM and 11:30 AM - 1:15 PMVisitors may not gather in front of the gatehouse prior to the beginning of processing in the morning and afternoon. Inmates at DWCF may receive visits on Friday and Saturday or Friday and Sunday. Visiting cannot occur on both Saturday and Sunday.
Video Visiting: All visitors must be approved on the inmate’s visiting list. Video Visiting can be scheduled through Securus Technologies
Visits will be allowed from 8:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. daily. (Kiosks are not available from 10:00 AM thru 11:30 AM, 3:30 PM. thru 4:45 PM, 9:15 PM thru 9:45 PM)
Visits must be scheduled by midnight day before the visit is to occur but no more than seven days in advance.
Visits are offered in 10 or 25 minute sessions. Inmates are limited to two visiting sessions per day.Effective Wednesday February 26, 2025 the Denver Complex Vending machines in both DRDC and DWCF visiting have been upgraded to accept only credit and or debit cards. Each visitor will be allowed to bring in one card. The name on the card must match the name on the ID card.
- Visiting Appointments
Appointments for visiting at DWCF are required and may be arranged by calling (303) 307- 2544 between the hours of 8:30 AM and 3:30 PM Monday through Thursday or by emailing doc_dwcf_visiting@state.co.us.
Appointments cannot be made more than seven days in advance. Emails received after the designated scheduling hours will be processed the next business day. Emails are for visiting appointments only and will be processed in the order they are received. A reply confirmation email will be sent once the visit has been approved or denied.
Effective Wednesday February 26, 2025 the Denver Complex Vending machines in both DRDC and DWCF visiting have been upgraded to accept only credit and or debit cards. Each visitor will be allowed to bring in one card. The name on the card must match the name on the ID card.
- Where/How to submit visiting applications
Visiting Applications may be found on our Visiting Applications page.
The application can be sent by mail or email.
Attention: Visiting Department
Denver Women’s Correctional Facility
PO Box 392005
Denver, CO 80239
Email: doc_dwcf_visiting@state.co.us
Recorded Visiting Information: 303-371-4804, Option 7
- Who to contact if visiting has been denied
To request reconsideration if a visiting application has been denied. Please contact the DWCF visiting department:
Visiting Phone: (303) 307-2544
Visiting Email: doc_dwcf_visiting@state.co.us