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
editMost 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 were originally operated as high-security facilities but have since been downgraded to medium-security facilities (former USP Lompoc has again been downgraded, to low-security). USP Atlanta, also a former high-security facility, is presently a low-security facility with the primary purpose of holding inmates until they are transferred to other institutions. In 2024, all former USP facilities were renamed to FCI facilities to more accurately reflect their security level. Many current USPs include minimum-security satellite camps on the same property and under the same administration as the higher-security units.
Federal correctional institutions
editFederal 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. FCI Terre Haute contains a more restrictive section designated as a communication management unit for inmates considered high-security risks.[1] FCI Marion contains one of two highly restrictive communication management units, which holds inmates under stricter controls.
Private correctional institutions
editIn 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.[97] 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.[98]
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.
Name | Location | Ref. |
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Correctional Institution, Big Spring | Texas | [99] |
Correctional Institution, Big Spring (Flightline) | Texas | [100] |
Correctional Institution, Giles W. Dalby | Texas | [101] |
Correctional Institution, Great Plains | Oklahoma | [102] |
Correctional Institution, McRae | Georgia | [103] |
Correctional Institution, North Lake | Michigan | [104] |
Correctional Institution, Reeves I & II | Texas | [105] |
Correctional Institution, Reeves III | Texas | [106] |
Federal prison camps
editFederal 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]
Name | Location | Inmate gender | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
Federal Prison Camp, Alderson | West Virginia | Female | [107] |
Federal Prison Camp, Bryan | Texas | Female | [108] |
Federal Prison Camp, Duluth | Minnesota | Male | [109] |
Federal Prison Camp, Montgomery | Alabama | Male | [110] |
Federal Prison Camp, Morgantown | West Virginia | Male | [111] |
Federal Prison Camp, Pensacola | Florida | Male | [112] |
Federal Prison Camp, Victorville | California | Female | |
Federal Prison Camp, Yankton | South Dakota | Male | [113] |
Administrative facilities
editAdministrative 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]
Former federal facilities
editThis list enumerates facilities that were formerly owned by the Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Name | Location | Closed |
---|---|---|
Camp Columbia Federal Prison | Washington | 1947 |
Chillicothe Federal Reformatory | Ohio | c. 1950s |
Catalina Federal Honor Camp | Arizona | 1951 |
United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island | California | 1963 |
United States Penitentiary, McNeil Island | Washington | 1982 |
Federal Prison Camp, Eglin | Florida | 2006 |
Federal Prison Camp, Nellis | Nevada | 2005 |
Federal Prison Camp, Boron | California | 2000 |
Federal Prison Camp, Seymour Johnson | North Carolina | 2005 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d "Prison Types & General Information". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012.
- ^ "Immigration Detention Facilities". Immigration and Customs Enforcement. April 13, 2010.
- ^ "USP Allenwood". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "USP Atwater". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "USP Beaumont". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "USP Big Sandy". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "USP Canaan". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "USP Coleman I". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "USP Florence ADMAX". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "USP Florence - High". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "USP Hazelton". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "USP Lee". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "USP McCreary". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "USP Pollock". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "USP Terre Haute". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "USP Tucson". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "USP Victorville". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "USP Yazoo City". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Aliceville". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Allenwood Low". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Allenwood Medium". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Atlanta". www.bop.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "FCI Ashland". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Bastrop". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Beaumont Low". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Beaumont Medium". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Beckley". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Bennettsville". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Berlin". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Big Spring". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Butner Low". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Butner Medium I". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Butner Medium II". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Coleman Low". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Coleman Medium". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Cumberland". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Danbury". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Dublin". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Edgefield". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI El Reno". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Elkton". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Englewood". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Estill". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Fairton". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Florence". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Forrest City Low". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Forrest City Medium". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Fort Dix". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Gilmer". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Greenville". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Hazelton". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Herlong". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Jesup". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI La Tuna". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Leavenworth". www.bop.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "FCI Lewisburg". www.bop.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "FCI Lompoc". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Loretto". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Manchester". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Marianna". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Marion". www.bop.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "FCI McDowell". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI McKean". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Memphis". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Mendota". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Miami". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Milan". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Morgantown". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Oakdale I". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Oakdale II". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Otisville". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Oxford". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Pekin". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Petersburg Low". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Petersburg Medium". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Phoenix". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Pollock". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Ray Brook". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Safford". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Sandstone". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Schuylkill". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Seagoville". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Sheridan". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Talladega". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Tallahassee". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Terminal Island". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Terre Haute". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Texarkana". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Three Rivers". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Tucson". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Victorville Medium I". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Victorville Medium II". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Waseca". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Williamsburg". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Yazoo City Low". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FCI Yazoo City Medium". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
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- ^ "CI Big Spring". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "CI Big Spring (Flightline)". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "CI Giles W. Dalby". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "CI Great Plains". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "CI McRae". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "CI North Lake". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "CI Reeves I & II". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "CI Reeves III". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FPC Alderson". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FPC Bryan". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FPC Duluth". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FPC Montgomery". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FPC Morgantown". www.bop.gov. Retrieved 2024-06-13.
- ^ "FPC Pensacola". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FPC Yankton". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FDC Honolulu". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FDC Houston". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FDC Miami". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FDC Philadelphia". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FDC SeaTac". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FMC Butner". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FMC Carswell". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FMC Devens". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FMC Fort Worth". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FMC Lexington". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FMC Rochester". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "FTC Oklahoma City". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "MCFP Springfield". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "MCC Chicago". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "MCC New York". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "MCC San Diego". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "MDC Brooklyn". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "MDC Guaynabo". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "MDC Los Angeles". Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved 2021-01-02.