List of United States federal prisons (Redirected from List of U.S. federal prisons)

The seal of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the agency that manages U.S. federal prisons

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
  • 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).

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 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
United States Penitentiary, Atlanta Georgia Male Low
United States Penitentiary, Atwater California Male High
United States Penitentiary, Beaumont Texas Male High
United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy Kentucky Male High
United States Penitentiary, Canaan Pennsylvania Male High
United States Penitentiary, Coleman Florida Male High
United States Penitentiary, Florence ADMAX Colorado Male Administrative (Maximum)
United States Penitentiary, Florence High Colorado Male High
United States Penitentiary, Hazelton West Virginia Male High
United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth Kansas Male Medium
United States Penitentiary, Lee Virginia Male High
United States Penitentiary, Lewisburg Pennsylvania Male Medium
United States Penitentiary, Lompoc California Male Medium
United States Penitentiary, Marion Illinois Male Medium
United States Penitentiary, McCreary Kentucky Male High
United States Penitentiary, Pollock Louisiana Male High
United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute Indiana Male High
United States Penitentiary, Thomson Illinois Male High
United States Penitentiary, Tucson Arizona Male High
United States Penitentiary, Victorville California Male High
United States Penitentiary, Yazoo City Mississippi Male High

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, 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.

Name Location Inmate gender Ref.
Federal Correctional Institution, Aliceville Alabama Female
Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood Low Pennsylvania Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood Medium Pennsylvania Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Ashland Kentucky Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Bastrop Texas Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Beaumont Low Texas Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Beaumont Medium Texas Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Beckley West Virginia Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Bennettsville South Carolina Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Berlin New Hampshire Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Big Spring Texas Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Butner Low North Carolina Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Butner Medium I North Carolina Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Butner Medium II North Carolina Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Coleman Low Florida Mixed
Federal Correctional Institution, Coleman Medium Florida Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Cumberland Maryland Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury Connecticut Mixed
Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin California Female
Federal Correctional Institution, Edgefield South Carolina Male
Federal Correctional Institution, El Reno Oklahoma Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Elkton Ohio Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood Colorado Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Estill South Carolina Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Fairton New Jersey Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Florence Colorado Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Forrest City Low Arkansas Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Forrest City Medium Arkansas Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix New Jersey Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Gilmer West Virginia Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Greenville Illinois Mixed
Federal Correctional Institution, Hazelton West Virginia Mixed
Federal Correctional Institution, Herlong California Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Jesup Georgia Male
Federal Correctional Institution, La Tuna Texas Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Lompoc California Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Loretto Pennsylvania Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Manchester Kentucky Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Marianna Florida Mixed
Federal Correctional Institution, McDowell West Virginia Male
Federal Correctional Institution, McKean Pennsylvania Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Memphis Tennessee Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Mendota California Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Miami Florida Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Milan Michigan Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Morgantown West Virginia Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale I Louisiana Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale II Louisiana Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Otisville New York Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Oxford Wisconsin Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Pekin Illinois Mixed
Federal Correctional Institution, Petersburg Low Virginia Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Petersburg Medium Virginia Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Phoenix Arizona Mixed
Federal Correctional Institution, Pollock Louisiana Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Ray Brook New York Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Safford Arizona Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone Minnesota Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Schuylkill Pennsylvania Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Seagoville Texas Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Sheridan Oregon Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Talladega Alabama Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Tallahassee Florida Mixed
Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island California Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Terre Haute Indiana Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Texarkana Texas Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Three Rivers Texas Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson Arizona Mixed
Federal Correctional Institution, Victorville Medium I California Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Victorville Medium II California Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Waseca Minnesota Female
Federal Correctional Institution, Williamsburg South Carolina Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Yazoo City Low Mississippi Male
Federal Correctional Institution, Yazoo City Medium Mississippi Male

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. 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.

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.
Correctional Institution, Big Spring Texas
Correctional Institution, Big Spring (Flightline) Texas
Correctional Institution, Giles W. Dalby Texas
Correctional Institution, Great Plains Oklahoma
Correctional Institution, McRae Georgia
Correctional Institution, North Lake Michigan
Correctional Institution, Reeves I & II Texas
Correctional Institution, Reeves III Texas

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.

Name Location Inmate gender Ref.
Federal Prison Camp, Alderson West Virginia Female
Federal Prison Camp, Bryan Texas Female
Federal Prison Camp, Duluth Minnesota Male
Federal Prison Camp, Montgomery Alabama Male
Federal Prison Camp, Pensacola Florida Male
Federal Prison Camp, Victorville California Female
Federal Prison Camp, Yankton South Dakota Male

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.

Name Location Inmate gender Ref.
Federal Detention Center, Honolulu Hawaii Mixed
Federal Detention Center, Houston Texas Mixed
Federal Detention Center, Miami Florida Mixed
Federal Detention Center, Philadelphia Pennsylvania Mixed
Federal Detention Center, SeaTac Washington Mixed
Federal Medical Center, Butner North Carolina Male
Federal Medical Center, Carswell Texas Female
Federal Medical Center, Devens Massachusetts Male
Federal Medical Center, Fort Worth Texas Male
Federal Medical Center, Lexington Kentucky Mixed
Federal Medical Center, Rochester Minnesota Male
Federal Transfer Center, Oklahoma City Oklahoma Mixed
Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield Missouri Male
Metropolitan Correctional Center, Chicago Illinois Mixed
Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York (temporarily closed) New York Mixed
Metropolitan Correctional Center, San Diego California Mixed
Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn New York Mixed
Metropolitan Detention Center, Guaynabo Puerto Rico Mixed
Metropolitan Detention Center, Los Angeles California Mixed

Former federal facilities

This 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


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