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The museum is unique in the fact that it is the only prison museum located adjacent to an actively, operating prison. Behind the walls on the west side of the museum is Old Max, now called Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility; it was originally built in 1868 as the Territorial Prison. On June 13, 1871 it received John Shepler as its first inmate. In 1876, when Colorado became a state, the Federal Government deeded the Territorial Prison to Colorado, and it became a State Facility. Today, there are approximately 700 medium security male prisoners housed at CTCF. There are nine State Facilities and four Federal Facilities located in Fremont County, and these are the largest employers in the area.