Because of declining prison populations, the closure of some prisons in the state of Colorado looms on the horizon. The Delta County Correctional Center (DCC), along with 20 other Colorado Department of Corrections facilities, has been the subject of a prison utilization study that "identifies the most appropriate and cost-effective uses of the available public and private inmate beds."

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County officials are planning ahead and preparing to take action if needed as wildland fire season has arrived.

On Monday, Sheriff Fred McKee, speaking to the county commissioners, noted that "fire watch" conditions have been declared in surrounding areas.

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