List of United States federal prisons

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The Federal Bureau of Prisons classifies prisons into seven categories:

  • United States penitentiaries
  • Federal correctional institutions
  • Private correctional institutions
  • Federal prison camps
  • Administrative facilities
  • Federal correctional complexes[1]
  • Former Federal facilities

This list does not include military prisons, halfway houses, or prisons, jails, and other facilities operated by state or local governments that contract with the Federal Bureau of Prisons. It also does not include facilities operated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).[2]

United States penitentiaries[edit]

Most United States penitentiaries (USPs) are high-security facilities, which have highly secured perimeters with walls or reinforced fences, multiple and single-occupant cell housing, the highest staff-to-inmate ratio, and close control of inmate movement. The most restrictive facility in the federal prison system is USP Florence ADMAX, the federal supermax prison, which holds inmates who are considered the most dangerous and in need of the tightest controls. USP Leavenworth, USP Lewisburg, USP Lompoc, and USP Marion are medium-security facilities. USP Atlanta is a low security facility with the primary purpose of holding inmates until they are transferred to other institutions. USP Marion contains a highly restrictive communication management unit, which holds inmates under stricter controls. Many USPs include minimum-security satellite camps on the same property and under the same administration as the higher-security units.

Name Location Inmate gender Security class Ref.
United States Penitentiary, Allenwood Pennsylvania Male High [3]
United States Penitentiary, Atlanta Georgia Male Low [4]
United States Penitentiary, Atwater California Male High [5]
United States Penitentiary, Beaumont Texas Male High [6]
United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy Kentucky Male High [7]
United States Penitentiary, Canaan Pennsylvania Male High [8]
United States Penitentiary, Coleman Florida Male High [9]
United States Penitentiary, Florence ADMAX Colorado Male Administrative (Maximum) [10]
United States Penitentiary, Florence High Colorado Male High [11]
United States Penitentiary, Hazelton West Virginia Male High [12]
United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth Kansas Male Medium [13]
United States Penitentiary, Lee Virginia Male High [14]
United States Penitentiary, Lewisburg Pennsylvania Male Medium [15]
United States Penitentiary, Lompoc California Male Medium [16]
United States Penitentiary, Marion Illinois Male Medium [17]
United States Penitentiary, McCreary Kentucky Male High [18]
United States Penitentiary, Pollock Louisiana Male High [19]
United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute Indiana Male High [20]
United States Penitentiary, Thomson Illinois Male High [21]
United States Penitentiary, Tucson Arizona Male High [22]
United States Penitentiary, Victorville California Male High [23]
United States Penitentiary, Yazoo City Mississippi Male High [24]

Federal correctional institutions[edit]

Federal correctional institutions (FCIs) are medium- and low-security facilities, which have strengthened perimeters (often double fences with electronic detection systems), mostly cell-type housing, a wide variety of work and treatment programs, and a higher staff-to-inmate ratio and greater internal controls than low-security FCIs. FCI Terre Haute contains a more restrictive section designated as a communication management unit for inmates considered high-security risks.[1]

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Name Location Inmate gender Ref.
Federal Correctional Institution, Aliceville Alabama Female [25]
Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood Low Pennsylvania Male [26]
Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood Medium Pennsylvania Male [27]
Federal Correctional Institution, Ashland Kentucky Male [28]
Federal Correctional Institution, Bastrop Texas Male [29]
Federal Correctional Institution, Beaumont Low Texas Male [30]
Federal Correctional Institution, Beaumont Medium Texas Male [31]
Federal Correctional Institution, Beckley West Virginia Male [32]
Federal Correctional Institution, Bennettsville South Carolina Male [33]
Federal Correctional Institution, Berlin New Hampshire Male [34]
Federal Correctional Institution, Big Spring Texas Male [35]
Federal Correctional Institution, Butner Low North Carolina Male [36]
Federal Correctional Institution, Butner Medium I North Carolina Male [37]
Federal Correctional Institution, Butner Medium II North Carolina Male [38]
Federal Correctional Institution, Coleman Low Florida Mixed [39]
Federal Correctional Institution, Coleman Medium Florida Male [40]
Federal Correctional Institution, Cumberland Maryland Male [41]
Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury Connecticut Mixed [42]
Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin California Female [43]
Federal Correctional Institution, Edgefield South Carolina Male [44]
Federal Correctional Institution, El Reno Oklahoma Male [45]
Federal Correctional Institution, Elkton Ohio Male [46]
Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood Colorado Male [47]
Federal Correctional Institution, Estill South Carolina Male [48]
Federal Correctional Institution, Fairton New Jersey Male [49]
Federal Correctional Institution, Florence Colorado Male [50]
Federal Correctional Institution, Forrest City Low Arkansas Male [51]
Federal Correctional Institution, Forrest City Medium Arkansas Male [52]
Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix New Jersey Male [53]
Federal Correctional Institution, Gilmer West Virginia Male [54]
Federal Correctional Institution, Greenville Illinois Mixed [55]
Federal Correctional Institution, Hazelton West Virginia Mixed [56]
Federal Correctional Institution, Herlong California Male [57]
Federal Correctional Institution, Jesup Georgia Male [58]
Federal Correctional Institution, La Tuna Texas Male [59]
Federal Correctional Institution, Lompoc California Male [60]
Federal Correctional Institution, Loretto Pennsylvania Male [61]
Federal Correctional Institution, Manchester Kentucky Male [62]
Federal Correctional Institution, Marianna Florida Mixed [63]
Federal Correctional Institution, McDowell West Virginia Male [64]
Federal Correctional Institution, McKean Pennsylvania Male [65]
Federal Correctional Institution, Memphis Tennessee Male [66]
Federal Correctional Institution, Mendota California Male [67]
Federal Correctional Institution, Miami Florida Male [68]
Federal Correctional Institution, Milan Michigan Male [69]
Federal Correctional Institution, Morgantown West Virginia Male [70]
Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale I Louisiana Male [71]
Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale II Louisiana Male [72]
Federal Correctional Institution, Otisville New York Male [73]
Federal Correctional Institution, Oxford Wisconsin Male [74]
Federal Correctional Institution, Pekin Illinois Mixed [75]
Federal Correctional Institution, Petersburg Low Virginia Male [76]
Federal Correctional Institution, Petersburg Medium Virginia Male [77]
Federal Correctional Institution, Phoenix Arizona Mixed [78]
Federal Correctional Institution, Pollock Louisiana Male [79]
Federal Correctional Institution, Ray Brook New York Male [80]
Federal Correctional Institution, Safford Arizona Male [81]
Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone Minnesota Male [82]
Federal Correctional Institution, Schuylkill Pennsylvania Male [83]
Federal Correctional Institution, Seagoville Texas Male [84]
Federal Correctional Institution, Sheridan Oregon Male [85]
Federal Correctional Institution, Talladega Alabama Male [86]
Federal Correctional Institution, Tallahassee Florida Mixed [87]
Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island California Male [88]
Federal Correctional Institution, Terre Haute Indiana Male[note 1] [89]
Federal Correctional Institution, Texarkana Texas Male [90]
Federal Correctional Institution, Three Rivers Texas Male [91]
Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson Arizona Mixed [92]
Federal Correctional Institution, Victorville Medium I California Male [93]
Federal Correctional Institution, Victorville Medium II California Male [94]
Federal Correctional Institution, Waseca Minnesota Female [95]
Federal Correctional Institution, Williamsburg South Carolina Male [96]
Federal Correctional Institution, Yazoo City Low Mississippi Male [97]
Federal Correctional Institution, Yazoo City Medium Mississippi Male [98]

Private correctional institutions[edit]

In August 2016, Justice Department officials announced that the FBOP would be phasing out its use of contracted facilities, on the grounds that private prisons provide less safe and less effective services with no substantial cost savings.[99] However, under the Trump administration in 2017, the Justice Department rescinded this phaseout, stating that it would re-implement its usage of private correctional facilities.[100]

Most of these institutions are operated by the GEO Group, Inc., exceptions being Giles W. Dalby Correctional Institution, operated by Management and Training Corporation, and McRae Correctional Institution, operated by CoreCivic.

Federal prison camps[edit]

Federal prison camps (FPCs) are minimum-security facilities, which have dormitory housing, a relatively low staff-to-inmate ratio, and limited or no perimeter fencing. These institutions are work- and program-oriented. Many are located adjacent to larger institutions or on military bases, where inmates help serve the labor needs of the larger institution or base.[1]

Administrative facilities[edit]

Administrative facilities are institutions with special missions, such as the detention of pretrial offenders; the treatment of inmates with serious or chronic medical problems; or the containment of extremely dangerous, violent, or escape-prone inmates. Administrative facilities include metropolitan correctional centers (MCCs), metropolitan detention centers (MDCs), federal detention centers (FDCs), federal medical centers (FMCs), the Federal Transfer Center (FTC), and the Medical Center for Federal Prisoners (MCFP), all of which are capable of holding inmates in all security categories.[1]

Name Location Inmate gender Ref.
Federal Detention Center, Honolulu Hawaii Mixed [115]
Federal Detention Center, Houston Texas Mixed [116]
Federal Detention Center, Miami Florida Mixed [117]
Federal Detention Center, Philadelphia Pennsylvania Mixed [118]
Federal Detention Center, SeaTac Washington Mixed [119]
Federal Medical Center, Butner North Carolina Male [120]
Federal Medical Center, Carswell Texas Female [121]
Federal Medical Center, Devens Massachusetts Male [122]
Federal Medical Center, Fort Worth Texas Male [123]
Federal Medical Center, Lexington Kentucky Mixed [124]
Federal Medical Center, Rochester Minnesota Male [125]
Federal Transfer Center, Oklahoma City Oklahoma Mixed [126]
Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield Missouri Male [127]
Metropolitan Correctional Center, Chicago Illinois Mixed [128]
Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York (temporarily closed) New York Mixed [129]
Metropolitan Correctional Center, San Diego California Mixed [130]
Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn New York Mixed [131]
Metropolitan Detention Center, Guaynabo Puerto Rico Mixed [132]
Metropolitan Detention Center, Los Angeles California Mixed [133]

Former federal facilities[edit]

This list enumerates facilities that were formerly owned by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ However, Lisa Montgomery was transferred to FCI Terra Haute on January 11, 2021 and resided in its execution facility under solitary confinement for two days. Montgomery was executed by lethal injection on January 13, 2021 after President Donald Trump refused her request for clemency.


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