Governor’s office tells Colorado lawmakers the state needs to immediately open a new prison — possibly two

Pictured: The Colorado Department of Corrections’ Buena Vista Correctional Complex prison, outside Buena Vista in the Arkansas River Valley.

The news was met with shock from state lawmakers, who have been reeling in recent weeks as they cut Medicaid and other state services to address a $1.5 billion budget shortfall.

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