Federal Correctional Complex, Victorville Explained

Prison Name:	Federal Correctional Complex, Victorville
Location:	Victorville, Victor Valley, San Bernardino County, California
Status:	Operational
Classification:	High, medium and minimum-security
Managed By:	Federal Bureau of Prisons

The Federal Correctional Complex, Victorville (FCC Victorville) is a United States federal prison complex located in the Victor Valley of the Mojave Desert, in San Bernardino County, southern California. It is on part of the former George Air Force Base (1941−1992) near Victorville, approximately 85miles northeast of Downtown Los Angeles.^[1]

The complex is built upon a designated Superfund site. 33 toxic chemicals are known to be present in the facility water supply and have caused illness among several inmates.^[2]

Abby Lee Miller served eight months of a 366-day sentence there.^[3]

The prison complex is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.^[4]

Facilities

The FCC Victorville complex consists of three facilities:

• Federal Correctional Institution, Victorville (FCI I Victorville): a medium-security facility for male inmates
• Federal Correctional Institution, Victorville (FCI II Victorville): a medium-security facility for male inmates with a satellite prison camp that houses minimum-security female offenders.
• United States Penitentiary, Victorville (USP Victorville): a high-security facility for male inmates.

See also

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: BOP: FCC Victorville . Federal Bureau of Prisons . August 4, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120815085337/http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/vix/index.jsp . August 15, 2012 . dead .
2. Web site: Victorville prison where immigrant detainees held built atop toxic Superfund site. August 13, 2018.
3. Dugan . Christina . Strohm . Emily . 27 March 2018 . Dance Moms' Abby Lee Miller Released from Prison After 8 Months, Transferred to Halfway House . . 6 March 2019.
4. Web site: Death behind bars: DC family searching for answers after son's death in federal prison. Tracee. Wilkins. News4 Investigative. Reporter. Katie. Leslie. Steve. Jones. Jeff. Piper • •. April 3, 2024.