Broomfield Detention Center

Detention Center at a Glance:

• 2001 Square Footage: 53,075 square feet
• 2001 Project Cost: $13.9 Million 
• 2010 Expansion Square Footage: 26,250 square feet, 218 inmates (156 males / 54 females / 8 flex) 
• 2010 Project Cost: $14.9 Million 2019 Transports: 2,909 
• Received its Certificate of Compliance for HB21-1280 from the colorado Division of Criminal Justice on April 5, 2022
• Only adults are housed in the Detention Center

History of the Broomfield Detention Center

Prior to becoming a City and County, Broomfield Police officers were required to process an arrestee at the department's holding facility and then transport them to one of four county jails (Adams, Boulder, Jefferson, or Weld). This resulted in an inefficient use of time, money, and resources.

In November 1998, statewide voter approval of Amendment C allowed the City of Broomfield to become Colorado's 64th county. That started the long process of building a Detention Center that would serve the needs of the Broomfield community for many years. Overall goals included incorporating current technology, utilizing the best operational plans, and recruitment. 

The result was the Broomfield Police Department Detention Center & Training Facility, located at 11600 Ridge Parkway in southwest Broomfield. When the doors opened on November 15, 2001, it was a 53,075 square foot facility designed to house 80 inmates. In 2010, the facility was expanded to 79,325 square feet, with an inmate capacity of 218.

From the planning stages, Broomfield and surrounding neighborhoods worked together collaboratively to establish certain goals that would lessen the impact of a Detention Center near their community. Through multiple "town meetings" and a good deal of compromising, the various groups were able to accomplish their goals. For example, the facility was designed and built so that portions of the building visible to the public would resemble an office building found in any typical business park. There are no bars on the windows, chain link fences, or barbed wire. Official vehicles are parked behind the facility, away from the public's view. 

If a released arrestee/inmate does not have someone to drive them away from the facility, an officer will drive them back to the location of their arrest (if appropriate) or to the local RTD Park N Ride, or the RTD Call N Ride will respond to the Detention Center to transport the former arrestee/inmate to their desired location. Released arrestees/inmates are never allowed to walk off facility property without having arranged transportation. This policy decision was made in response to citizens' concerns about released arrestees/inmates wandering around in their communities.