The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is responsible for all Federal prisons and provide for the care,custody,and control of federal prisoners.
The Federal Correctional Institution,Thomson,formerly United States Penitentiary,Thomson and Thomson Correctional Center,is a low-security federal prison located in Thomson,Illinois. It has an area of about 146 acres (59 ha) and comprises 15 buildings. The facility is enclosed by a 15-foot (4.6 m),7000 volt electric fence surrounded by an additional 12-foot (3.7 m) exterior fence covered with razor wire. Thomson has eight cellhouses with a rated capacity of 2,100 beds—1,900 high-security SMU beds and 200 minimum-security beds at the onsite camp—and according to BOP officials,the potential to use some of its high-security rated capacity to house up to 400 ADX inmates. From its completion in 2001 to 2006,it remained empty. By 2009,only the minimum-security section housed prisoners.
Kathleen Hawk Sawyer was the first female director of the United States Federal Bureau of Prisons. She served as director between 1992 and 2003. On August 19,2019,Attorney General William Barr re-appointed her as director of the Bureau of Prisons. She left this role on February 25,2020.
The Federal Correctional Institution,Danbury is a low-security United States federal prison for male and female inmates in Danbury,Connecticut. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons,a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility also has an adjacent satellite prison camp that houses minimum-security female offenders.
The Federal Correctional Institution,Dublin is a low-security United States federal prison for female inmates in Dublin,California. The facility also has an adjacent satellite prison camp housing minimum-security female offenders.
The Federal Correctional Institution,Lewisburg is a medium-security United States federal prison in Kelly Township,Pennsylvania,for male inmates. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons,a division of the United States Department of Justice. An adjacent satellite prison camp houses minimum-security male offenders.
The Federal Correctional Institution,Otisville is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates located near Otisville,New York. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP),a division of the United States Department of Justice. It also includes a satellite prison camp for minimum-security male offenders. It is known for its relatively high number of Jewish inmates.
The Federal Correctional Complex,Butner is a United States federal prison complex for men near Butner,North Carolina. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons,a division of the United States Department of Justice. FCC Butner is about 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Raleigh,the state capital. It includes the Bureau's largest medical complex,which operates a drug treatment program and specializes in oncology and behavioral science. Among its inmates was Bernie Madoff,who was convicted for perpetrating the largest Ponzi scheme in history. He died at the prison in April 2021.
The Federal Correctional Institution,Waseca is a low-security United States federal prison for female offenders in Minnesota. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons,a division of the United States Department of Justice. The site,located 75 miles (121 km) from Minneapolis,was converted into a prison in 1992 after formerly serving as a University of Minnesota campus.
Special Operations Response Teams are a group under the US Federal Bureau of Prisons,or BOP for short,a component of the US Department of Justice (DOJ). The BOP is responsible for maintaining the custody of anyone convicted of committing a federal crime. To achieve this goal,the BOP maintains a number of correctional facilities,which are divided into six regions,throughout the US. These facilities house approximately 211,195 inmates of varying security levels. Facilities are designated as either minimum,medium,maximum,or the most recent addition,super max.
Federal Correctional Institution,El Reno is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Oklahoma. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP),a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility has an adjacent satellite camp for minimum-security male offenders.
The Federal Detention Center,Miami is a prison operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. It is located in downtown Miami,at the corner of Northeast Fourth Street and North Miami Avenue. The administrative facility employed 311 staff as of 2002 and housed 1,512 male and female inmates as of July 15,2010.
The Federal Correctional Institution,Ashland is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in the unincorporated area of Summit in Boyd County,Kentucky,approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) outside the city of Ashland. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons,a division of the United States Department of Justice. It also includes a satellite prison camp for minimum-security male offenders.
The Federal Correctional Institution,Berlin is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in New Hampshire. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons,a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility also has an adjacent satellite prison camp housing minimum-security male inmates.
The Federal Correctional Institution (FCI Talladega) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Alabama. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons,a division of the United States Department of Justice. The facility also includes an adjacent minimum-security satellite camp that also houses male offenders.
The Federal Correctional Institution,Williamsburg is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Salters,South Carolina. It is run by the Federal Bureau of Prisons,a division of the United States Department of Justice. It has an adjacent prison camp for minimum-security male offenders.
The Federal Correctional Institution,Oakdale is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Louisiana. It is part of the Oakdale Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) and operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons,a division of the United States Department of Justice.
The Federal Correctional Institution,Aliceville(FCI Aliceville) is a low-security United States federal prison for female inmates in Alabama. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons,a division of the United States Department of Justice. It is located in unincorporated Pickens County,between Aliceville and Pickensville,and also includes a satellite prison camp for minimum-security inmates.
The Federal Correctional Institution,Hazelton is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates,as well as a secure facility for female inmates,located in unincorporated Preston County,West Virginia. It is the newest facility in the federal prison system and is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons,a division of the United States Department of Justice. The New York Times notes that its nickname is "Misery Mountain".
The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) operates or contracts with a variety of facilities in California,including United States Penitentiaries (USPs),Federal Correctional Institutions (FCIs),and Private Correctional Institutions (PCIs). Informally,these would all often be described as federal prisons.
