Federal Correctional Complex, Beaumont Explained

Prison Name:	United States Penitentiary, Beaumont
Location:	Jefferson County, Texas
Status:	Operational
Classification:	High, medium and low-security
Population:	5,000 (three facilities)
Opened:	1998
Managed By:	Federal Bureau of Prisons

The Federal Correctional Complex, Beaumont (FCC Beaumont) is a United States federal prison complex for male inmates in unincorporated Jefferson County, Texas.^[1] It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.

The complex consists of three facilities:

• Federal Correctional Institution, Beaumont Low (FCI Beaumont Low): a low-security facility.
• Federal Correctional Institution, Beaumont Medium (FCI Beaumont Medium): a medium-security facility.
• United States Penitentiary, Beaumont (USP Beaumont): a high-security facility.

FCC Beaumont is located approximately 4miles south of the City of Beaumont; 350NaN0 from the Gulf of Mexico; 100-1NaN-1 east of Houston; and 2680NaN0 west of New Orleans, Louisiana.^[2]

See also

• Federal Bureau of Prisons
• Incarceration in the United States
• List of U.S. federal prisons

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Jefferson County, TX. U.S. Census Bureau. 2022-08-14. Federal Correctional Complex Beaumont. 13-14 (PDF p. 14-15/50).
2. "BOP: FCC Beaumont ". Federal Bureau of Prisons.