A little less than a year ago, Right on Crime mentioned that Colorado was considering closing a prison. They’ve done so—three, actually. And now the state is looking at closing even more.

That’s because statisticians in that state expect 2,600 to 3,600 more beds will be empty by the summer of 2014.

The reasons Colorado has seen such a significant drop in prison populations are varied. From an aging population, to more effective substance abuse reduction tactics, to gang-intervention programs, to swift-and-sure probation and supervision policies, the state is housing 7,500 fewer inmates than what was projected for this year.

And when the state tacks on around 3,000 beds to that figure, Colorado could close anywhere from two to ten facilities. Now Colorado legislators are faced with making the decisions of which facilities to close—which is a pretty fiscally fortunate decision to have to make.