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Colorado investigates disturbance at prison

HUDSON, COLO. — The Colorado Department of Corrections is investigating a disturbance at the Hudson Correctional Facility, a private prison that houses inmates from Alaska.

Corrections spokeswoman Katherine Sanguinetti says the disturbance happened late Tuesday or early Wednesday and is reportedly under control. Details of the disturbance were not immediately available.

Cornell Companies Inc. built the 1,250-bed, medium security prison last year and hoped to house up to 1,000 Alaskan inmates there. Company spokesman Charles Seigal did not immediately return a message...

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