List of United States federal prisons

File:Seal of the Federal Bureau of Prisons.svg

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<ref name=types>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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 (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.

Name	Location	Inmate gender	Security class	Template:Abbr
United States Penitentiary, Administrative Maximum Facility	Colorado	Male	Administrative (Maximum)	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
United States Penitentiary, Allenwood	Pennsylvania		High	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
United States Penitentiary, Atwater	California			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
United States Penitentiary, Beaumont	Texas			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
United States Penitentiary, Big Sandy	Kentucky			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
United States Penitentiary, Canaan	Pennsylvania			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
United States Penitentiary, Coleman	Florida			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
United States Penitentiary, Florence	Colorado			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
United States Penitentiary, Hazelton	West Virginia			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
United States Penitentiary, Lee	Virginia			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
United States Penitentiary, McCreary	Kentucky			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
United States Penitentiary, Pollock	Louisiana			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
United States Penitentiary, Terre Haute	Indiana			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
United States Penitentiary, Tucson	Arizona			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
United States Penitentiary, Victorville	California			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
United States Penitentiary, Yazoo City	Mississippi			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref name=types/> FCI Marion contains one of two highly restrictive communication management units, which holds inmates under stricter controls.

Name	Location	Inmate gender	Security class	Template:Abbr
Federal Correctional Institution, Aliceville	Alabama	Female	Low	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood Low	Pennsylvania	Male		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Allenwood Medium			Medium	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Atlanta	Georgia		Low	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Ashland	Kentucky			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Bastrop	Texas			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Beaumont Low				<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Beaumont Medium	Texas		Medium	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Beckley	West Virginia			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Bennettsville	South Carolina			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Berlin	New Hampshire			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Big Spring	Texas		Low	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Butner Low	North Carolina			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Butner Medium I			Medium	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Butner Medium II				<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Coleman Low	Florida	Mixed	Low	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Coleman Medium	Florida	Male	Medium	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Cumberland	Maryland			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Danbury	Connecticut	Mixed	Low	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin	California	Female		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Edgefield	South Carolina	Male	Medium	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, El Reno	Oklahoma			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Elkton	Ohio		Low	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Englewood	Colorado			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Estill	South Carolina		Medium	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Fairton	New Jersey			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Florence	Colorado			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Forrest City Low	Arkansas		Low	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Forrest City Medium			Medium	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix	New Jersey		Low	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Gilmer	West Virginia		Medium	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Greenville	Illinois	Mixed		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Hazelton	West Virginia			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Herlong	California	Male		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Jesup	Georgia			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, La Tuna	Texas		Low	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Leavenworth	Kansas		Medium	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Lewisburg	Pennsylvania			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Lompoc	California		Low	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Loretto	Pennsylvania			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Manchester	Kentucky		Medium	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Marianna	Florida	Mixed		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Marion	Illinois	Male		citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, McDowell	West Virginia			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, McKean	Pennsylvania			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Memphis	Tennessee		Low	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Mendota	California		Medium	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Miami	Florida		Low	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Milan	Michigan			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Morgantown	West Virginia		Medium	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale I	Louisiana		Low	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Oakdale II				<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Otisville	New York		Medium	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Oxford	Wisconsin		Low	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Pekin	Illinois	Mixed	Medium	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Petersburg Low	Virginia	Male	Low	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Petersburg Medium			Medium	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Phoenix	Arizona	Mixed		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Pollock	Louisiana	Male		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Ray Brook	New York			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Safford	Arizona		Low	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Sandstone	Minnesota			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Schuylkill	Pennsylvania		Medium	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Seagoville	Texas		Low	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Sheridan	Oregon		Medium	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Talladega	Alabama			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Tallahassee	Florida	Mixed	Low	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Terminal Island	California	Male		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Terre Haute	Indiana	Male <ref group=note name=Note01>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.</ref>	Medium	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Texarkana	Texas	Male	Low	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Three Rivers	Texas		Medium	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Thomson	Illinois		Low	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Tucson	Arizona	Mixed	Medium	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Victorville Medium I	California	Male		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Victorville Medium II				<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Waseca	Minnesota	Female	Low	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Williamsburg	South Carolina	Male	Medium	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Yazoo City Low	Mississippi		Low	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Correctional Institution, Yazoo City Medium			Medium	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref name=types/>

Name	Location	Inmate gender	Security class	Template:Abbr
Federal Prison Camp, Alderson	West Virginia	Female	Minimum	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Prison Camp, Bryan	Texas			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Prison Camp, Duluth	Minnesota	Male		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Prison Camp, Montgomery	Alabama			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Prison Camp, Morgantown	West Virginia			citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Prison Camp, Pensacola	Florida			<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Prison Camp, Victorville	California	Female
Federal Prison Camp, Yankton	South Dakota	Male		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Most of these institutions are operated by the GEO Group, Inc., the exception being McRae Correctional Institution, operated by CoreCivic.

Name	Location	Template:Abbr
Correctional Institution, Big Spring	Texas	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Correctional Institution, Big Spring (Flightline)		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Correctional Institution, Great Plains	Oklahoma	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Correctional Institution, McRae	Georgia	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Correctional Institution, North Lake	Michigan	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Correctional Institution, Reeves I & II	Texas	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Correctional Institution, Reeves III		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref name=types/>

Federal Detention Facilities

Name	Location	Inmate gender	Template:Abbr
Federal Detention Center, Honolulu	Hawaii	Mixed	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Detention Center, Houston	Texas		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Detention Center, Miami	Florida		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Detention Center, Philadelphia	Pennsylvania		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Detention Center, SeaTac	Washington		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Metropolitan Correctional Center, Chicago	Illinois		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Metropolitan Correctional Center, San Diego	California		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Metropolitan Detention Center, Brooklyn	New York		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Metropolitan Detention Center, Guaynabo	Puerto Rico		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Metropolitan Detention Center, Los Angeles	California		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Federal Medical Centers

Name	Location	Inmate gender	Template:Abbr
Federal Medical Center, Butner	North Carolina	Male	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Medical Center, Carswell	Texas	Female	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Medical Center, Devens	Massachusetts	Male	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Medical Center, Fort Worth	Texas		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Medical Center, Lexington	Kentucky	Mixed	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Federal Medical Center, Rochester	Minnesota	Male	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Medical Center for Federal Prisoners, Springfield	Missouri		<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Federal Transfer Centers

Name	Location	Inmate gender	Template:Abbr
Federal Transfer Center, Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Mixed	<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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	Template:Sort
Catalina Federal Honor Camp	Arizona	1951
United States Penitentiary, Alcatraz Island	California	1963
United States Penitentiary, McNeil Island	Washington	1982
Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York	New York	2021
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

• Incarceration in the United States
• List of immigrant detention sites in the United States