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Central Utah Correctional Facility

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Central Utah Correctional Facility is a state prison located in Sanpete County, Utah. Rated capacity: 1,600. Reported population: 1,700. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Background

The Central Utah Correctional Facility (CUCF, also known as the Central Utah Correctional Facility - Gunnison Prison) is a prison in Gunnison, Utah, United States, that is one of two prisons managed by the Utah Department of Corrections' Division of Institutional Operations. The prison houses up to 1800 male inmates.

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Capacity

1,600

Current population

1,700

Occupancy

106%

Year opened

1990

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1990

Region

Utah

Security level

Maximum

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Notable inmates

  • Mark Hofmann
    1954 · spree killer

    Mark William Hofmann (born December 7, 1954) is an American counterfeiter, forger, and convicted murderer.

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

255 E 300 N St, Gunnison 84634

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

5/100
Low concern5/100
Overcrowding
5/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Operating at 106% of design capacity

This facility scores 5. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 3 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Occupancythis: 106% · peers avg: 93% (+15%)
Capacity (beds)this: 1600 · peers avg: 547 (+192%)

Data completeness

74%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.

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  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Central Utah Correctional Facility},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/central-utah-correctional-facility},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}