List of United States federal prisons explained

The Federal Bureau of Prisons classifies prisons into seven categories:

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

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 were originally operated as high-security facilities but have since been downgraded to medium-security facilities. 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. USP Marion contains one of two highly restrictive communication management units, 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 LocationInmate genderSecurity class
United States Penitentiary, AllenwoodPennsylvaniaMaleHigh [3]
United States Penitentiary, AtwaterCaliforniaMaleHigh[4]
United States Penitentiary, BeaumontTexasMaleHigh [5]
United States Penitentiary, Big SandyKentuckyMaleHigh[6]
United States Penitentiary, CanaanPennsylvaniaMaleHigh[7]
United States Penitentiary, ColemanFloridaMaleHigh[8]
United States Penitentiary, Florence ADMAXColoradoMaleAdministrative (Maximum)[9]
United States Penitentiary, Florence HighColoradoMaleHigh[10]
United States Penitentiary, HazeltonWest VirginiaMaleHigh[11]
United States Penitentiary, LeeVirginiaMaleHigh[12]
United States Penitentiary, LompocCaliforniaMaleMedium [13]
United States Penitentiary, McCrearyKentuckyMaleHigh[14]
United States Penitentiary, PollockLouisianaMaleHigh[15]
United States Penitentiary, Terre HauteIndianaMaleHigh[16]
United States Penitentiary, ThomsonIllinoisMaleLow[17]
United States Penitentiary, TucsonArizonaMaleHigh [18]
United States Penitentiary, VictorvilleCaliforniaMaleHigh[19]
United States Penitentiary, Yazoo CityMississippiMaleHigh[20]

Federal correctional institutions

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. FCI Terre Haute contains a more restrictive section designated as a communication management unit for inmates considered high-security risks.[1]

NameLocationInmate gender
Federal Correctional Institution, AlicevilleAlabamaFemale[21]
Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood LowPennsylvaniaMale[22]
Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood MediumPennsylvaniaMale[23]
Federal Correctional Institution, AtlantaGeorgiaMale[24]
Federal Correctional Institution, AshlandKentuckyMale[25]
Federal Correctional Institution, BastropTexasMale[26]
Federal Correctional Institution, Beaumont LowTexasMale[27]
Federal Correctional Institution, Beaumont MediumTexasMale[28]
Federal Correctional Institution, BeckleyWest VirginiaMale[29]
Federal Correctional Institution, BennettsvilleSouth CarolinaMale[30]
Federal Correctional Institution, BerlinNew HampshireMale[31]
Federal Correctional Institution, Big SpringTexasMale[32]
Federal Correctional Institution, Butner LowNorth CarolinaMale[33]
Federal Correctional Institution, Butner Medium INorth CarolinaMale[34]
Federal Correctional Institution, Butner Medium IINorth CarolinaMale[35]
Federal Correctional Institution, Coleman LowFloridaMixed[36]
Federal Correctional Institution, Coleman MediumFloridaMale[37]
Federal Correctional Institution, CumberlandMarylandMale[38]
Federal Correctional Institution, DanburyConnecticutMixed[39]
Federal Correctional Institution, DublinCaliforniaFemale[40]
Federal Correctional Institution, EdgefieldSouth CarolinaMale[41]
Federal Correctional Institution, El RenoOklahomaMale[42]
Federal Correctional Institution, ElktonOhioMale[43]
Federal Correctional Institution, EnglewoodColoradoMale[44]
Federal Correctional Institution, EstillSouth CarolinaMale[45]
Federal Correctional Institution, FairtonNew JerseyMale[46]
Federal Correctional Institution, FlorenceColoradoMale[47]
Federal Correctional Institution, Forrest City LowArkansasMale[48]
Federal Correctional Institution, Forrest City MediumArkansasMale[49]
Federal Correctional Institution, Fort DixNew JerseyMale[50]
Federal Correctional Institution, GilmerWest VirginiaMale[51]
Federal Correctional Institution, GreenvilleIllinoisMixed[52]
Federal Correctional Institution, HazeltonWest VirginiaMixed[53]
Federal Correctional Institution, HerlongCaliforniaMale[54]
Federal Correctional Institution, JesupGeorgiaMale[55]
Federal Correctional Institution, La TunaTexasMale[56]
Federal Correctional Institution, LeavenworthKansasMale[57]
Federal Correctional Institution, LewisburgPennsylvaniaMale[58]
Federal Correctional Institution, LompocCaliforniaMale[59]
Federal Correctional Institution, LorettoPennsylvaniaMale[60]
Federal Correctional Institution, ManchesterKentuckyMale[61]
Federal Correctional Institution, MariannaFloridaMixed[62]
Federal Correctional Institution, MarionIllinoisMale[63]
Federal Correctional Institution, McDowellWest VirginiaMale[64]
Federal Correctional Institution, McKeanPennsylvaniaMale[65]
Federal Correctional Institution, MemphisTennesseeMale[66]
Federal Correctional Institution, MendotaCaliforniaMale[67]
Federal Correctional Institution, MiamiFloridaMale[68]
Federal Correctional Institution, MilanMichiganMale[69]
Federal Correctional Institution, MorgantownWest VirginiaMale[70]
Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale ILouisianaMale[71]
Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale IILouisianaMale[72]
Federal Correctional Institution, OtisvilleNew YorkMale[73]
Federal Correctional Institution, OxfordWisconsinMale[74]
Federal Correctional Institution, PekinIllinoisMixed[75]
Federal Correctional Institution, Petersburg LowVirginiaMale[76]
Federal Correctional Institution, Petersburg MediumVirginiaMale[77]
Federal Correctional Institution, PhoenixArizonaMixed[78]
Federal Correctional Institution, PollockLouisianaMale[79]
Federal Correctional Institution, Ray BrookNew YorkMale[80]
Federal Correctional Institution, SaffordArizonaMale[81]
Federal Correctional Institution, SandstoneMinnesotaMale[82]
Federal Correctional Institution, SchuylkillPennsylvaniaMale[83]
Federal Correctional Institution, SeagovilleTexasMale[84]
Federal Correctional Institution, SheridanOregonMale[85]
Federal Correctional Institution, TalladegaAlabamaMale[86]
Federal Correctional Institution, TallahasseeFloridaMixed[87]
Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal IslandCaliforniaMale[88]
Federal Correctional Institution, Terre HauteIndianaMale[89] [90]
Federal Correctional Institution, TexarkanaTexasMale[91]
Federal Correctional Institution, Three RiversTexasMale[92]
Federal Correctional Institution, TucsonArizonaMixed[93]
Federal Correctional Institution, Victorville Medium ICaliforniaMale[94]
Federal Correctional Institution, Victorville Medium IICaliforniaMale[95]
Federal Correctional Institution, WasecaMinnesotaFemale[96]
Federal Correctional Institution, WilliamsburgSouth CarolinaMale[97]
Federal Correctional Institution, Yazoo City LowMississippiMale[98]
Federal Correctional Institution, Yazoo City MediumMississippiMale[99]

Private correctional institutions

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.[100] 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.[101]

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.

NameLocation
Correctional Institution, Big SpringTexas[102]
Correctional Institution, Big Spring (Flightline)Texas[103]
Correctional Institution, Giles W. DalbyTexas[104]
Correctional Institution, Great PlainsOklahoma[105]
Correctional Institution, McRaeGeorgia[106]
Correctional Institution, North LakeMichigan[107]
Correctional Institution, Reeves I & IITexas[108]
Correctional Institution, Reeves IIITexas[109]

Federal prison camps

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]

NameLocationInmate gender
Federal Prison Camp, AldersonWest VirginiaFemale[110]
Federal Prison Camp, BryanTexasFemale[111]
Federal Prison Camp, DuluthMinnesotaMale[112]
Federal Prison Camp, MontgomeryAlabamaMale[113]
Federal Prison Camp, MorgantownWest VirginiaMale[114]
Federal Prison Camp, PensacolaFloridaMale[115]
Federal Prison Camp, VictorvilleCaliforniaFemale
Federal Prison Camp, YanktonSouth DakotaMale[116]

Administrative facilities

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]

NameLocationInmate gender
Federal Detention Center, HonoluluHawaiiMixed[117]
Federal Detention Center, HoustonTexasMixed[118]
Federal Detention Center, MiamiFloridaMixed[119]
Federal Detention Center, PhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaMixed[120]
Federal Detention Center, SeaTacWashingtonMixed[121]
Federal Medical Center, ButnerNorth CarolinaMale[122]
Federal Medical Center, CarswellTexasFemale[123]
Federal Medical Center, DevensMassachusettsMale[124]
Federal Medical Center, Fort WorthTexasMale[125]
Federal Medical Center, LexingtonKentuckyMixed[126]
Federal Medical Center, RochesterMinnesotaMale[127]
Federal Transfer Center, Oklahoma CityOklahomaMixed[128]
Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, SpringfieldMissouriMale[129]
Metropolitan Correctional Center, ChicagoIllinoisMixed[130]
Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York (temporarily closed)New YorkMixed[131]
Metropolitan Correctional Center, San DiegoCaliforniaMixed[132]
Metropolitan Detention Center, BrooklynNew YorkMixed[133]
Metropolitan Detention Center, GuaynaboPuerto RicoMixed[134]
Metropolitan Detention Center, Los AngelesCaliforniaMixed[135]

Former federal facilities

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

NameLocationClosed
Camp Columbia Federal PrisonWashington1947
Chillicothe Federal ReformatoryOhio
Catalina Federal Honor CampArizona1951
United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz IslandCalifornia1963
United States Penitentiary, McNeil IslandWashington1982
Federal Prison Camp, EglinFlorida2006
Federal Prison Camp, NellisNevada2005
Federal Prison Camp, BoronCalifornia2000
Federal Prison Camp, Seymour JohnsonNorth Carolina2005

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prison Types & General Information . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120915081357/http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/index.jsp . September 15, 2012.
  2. Web site: Immigration Detention Facilities . April 13, 2010 . Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
  3. Web site: USP Allenwood . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  4. Web site: USP Atwater . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  5. Web site: USP Beaumont . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  6. Web site: USP Big Sandy . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  7. Web site: USP Canaan . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  8. Web site: USP Coleman I . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  9. Web site: USP Florence ADMAX . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  10. Web site: USP Florence - High . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  11. Web site: USP Hazelton . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  12. Web site: USP Lee . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  13. Web site: USP Lompoc . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  14. Web site: USP McCreary . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  15. Web site: USP Pollock . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  16. Web site: USP Terre Haute . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  17. Web site: USP Thomson . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  18. Web site: USP Tucson . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  19. Web site: USP Victorville . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  20. Web site: USP Yazoo City . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  21. Web site: FCI Aliceville . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  22. Web site: FCI Allenwood Low . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  23. Web site: FCI Allenwood Medium . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  24. Web site: FCI Atlanta . 2024-06-13 . www.bop.gov.
  25. Web site: FCI Ashland . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  26. Web site: FCI Bastrop . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  27. Web site: FCI Beaumont Low . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  28. Web site: FCI Beaumont Medium . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  29. Web site: FCI Beckley . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  30. Web site: FCI Bennettsville . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  31. Web site: FCI Berlin . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  32. Web site: FCI Big Spring . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  33. Web site: FCI Butner Low . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  34. Web site: FCI Butner Medium I . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  35. Web site: FCI Butner Medium II . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  36. Web site: FCI Coleman Low . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  37. Web site: FCI Coleman Medium . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  38. Web site: FCI Cumberland . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  39. Web site: FCI Danbury . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  40. Web site: FCI Dublin . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  41. Web site: FCI Edgefield . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  42. Web site: FCI El Reno . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  43. Web site: FCI Elkton . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  44. Web site: FCI Englewood . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  45. Web site: FCI Estill . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  46. Web site: FCI Fairton . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  47. Web site: FCI Florence . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  48. Web site: FCI Forrest City Low . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  49. Web site: FCI Forrest City Medium . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  50. Web site: FCI Fort Dix . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  51. Web site: FCI Gilmer . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  52. Web site: FCI Greenville . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  53. Web site: FCI Hazelton . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  54. Web site: FCI Herlong . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  55. Web site: FCI Jesup . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  56. Web site: FCI La Tuna . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  57. Web site: FCI Leavenworth . 2024-06-13 . www.bop.gov.
  58. Web site: FCI Lewisburg . 2024-06-13 . www.bop.gov.
  59. Web site: FCI Lompoc . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  60. Web site: FCI Loretto . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  61. Web site: FCI Manchester . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  62. Web site: FCI Marianna . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  63. Web site: FCI Marion . 2024-06-13 . www.bop.gov.
  64. Web site: FCI McDowell . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  65. Web site: FCI McKean . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  66. Web site: FCI Memphis . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  67. Web site: FCI Mendota . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  68. Web site: FCI Miami . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  69. Web site: FCI Milan . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  70. Web site: FCI Morgantown . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  71. Web site: FCI Oakdale I . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  72. Web site: FCI Oakdale II . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  73. Web site: FCI Otisville . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  74. Web site: FCI Oxford . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  75. Web site: FCI Pekin . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  76. Web site: FCI Petersburg Low . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  77. Web site: FCI Petersburg Medium . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  78. Web site: FCI Phoenix . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  79. Web site: FCI Pollock . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  80. Web site: FCI Ray Brook . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  81. Web site: FCI Safford . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  82. Web site: FCI Sandstone . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  83. Web site: FCI Schuylkill . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  84. Web site: FCI Seagoville . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  85. Web site: FCI Sheridan . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  86. Web site: FCI Talladega . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  87. Web site: FCI Tallahassee . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  88. Web site: FCI Terminal Island . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  89. [Lisa Marie Montgomery|Lisa Montgomery]
  90. Web site: FCI Terre Haute . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  91. Web site: FCI Texarkana . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  92. Web site: FCI Three Rivers . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  93. Web site: FCI Tucson . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  94. Web site: FCI Victorville Medium I . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  95. Web site: FCI Victorville Medium II . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  96. Web site: FCI Waseca . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  97. Web site: FCI Williamsburg . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  98. Web site: FCI Yazoo City Low . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  99. Web site: FCI Yazoo City Medium . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  100. News: Zapotosky . Matt . Chico Harlan . 18 August 2016 . Justice Department Says It Will End Use of Private Prisons . . 6 February 2020.
  101. News: Zapotosky . Matt . 23 February 2017 . Justice Department Will Again Use Private Prisons . . 6 February 2020.
  102. Web site: CI Big Spring . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  103. Web site: CI Big Spring (Flightline) . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  104. Web site: CI Giles W. Dalby . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  105. Web site: CI Great Plains . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  106. Web site: CI McRae . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  107. Web site: CI North Lake . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  108. Web site: CI Reeves I & II . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  109. Web site: CI Reeves III . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  110. Web site: FPC Alderson . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  111. Web site: FPC Bryan . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  112. Web site: FPC Duluth . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  113. Web site: FPC Montgomery . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  114. Web site: FPC Morgantown . 2024-06-13 . www.bop.gov.
  115. Web site: FPC Pensacola . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  116. Web site: FPC Yankton . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  117. Web site: FDC Honolulu . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  118. Web site: FDC Houston . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  119. Web site: FDC Miami . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  120. Web site: FDC Philadelphia . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  121. Web site: FDC SeaTac . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  122. Web site: FMC Butner . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  123. Web site: FMC Carswell . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  124. Web site: FMC Devens . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  125. Web site: FMC Fort Worth . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  126. Web site: FMC Lexington . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  127. Web site: FMC Rochester . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  128. Web site: FTC Oklahoma City . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  129. Web site: MCFP Springfield . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  130. Web site: MCC Chicago . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  131. Web site: MCC New York . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  132. Web site: MCC San Diego . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  133. Web site: MDC Brooklyn . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  134. Web site: MDC Guaynabo . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.
  135. Web site: MDC Los Angeles . Federal Bureau of Prisons . 2021-01-02.