- Born
- Died
- Roy Best was born on March 2, 1900 in Sheridan Lake, Colorado, USA. He died on May 27, 1954 in Canon City, Colorado, USA.
- Died days before a two-year suspension for "mismanagement" ended in 1952.
- His father, Boone Best, was also warden at the Colorado State Penitentiary.
- Aquitted on charges of embezzling funds and mistreatment of prisoners (by flogging) in 1951 and 1952.
- Known for walking the grounds of the penitentiary with his Dobermans. One is shown in the film Canon City (1948).
- Warden of the Colorado State Penitentiary (now known as the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility) from 1932 to 1952.
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