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The Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is a federal agency that manages and regulates all federal prisons and prisoners in the U.S. Learn about its history, administration, employees, types of prisons, and controversies.
A comprehensive list of federal prisons in the U.S. classified by security level, location, and gender. The list includes current and former facilities operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, the agency that manages the federal prison system.
Learn how imprisonment became a form of criminal punishment in the United States, from colonial times to the present. Explore the major waves of prison construction and reform, the intellectual origins, and the legal and political status of prisoners.
MCFP Springfield is a federal prison in Missouri for male offenders who need medical treatment. It has a history of hosting political prisoners, Mafia bosses, and terrorists, and has been the site of several riots and deaths.
Incarceration is one of the primary means of punishment for crime in the U.S., with over five million people under supervision in 2021. Learn about the history, trends, and statistics of incarceration in the U.S., as well as the costs, types, and controversies of the criminal justice system.
ADX Florence is a high-security prison for the most dangerous and violent inmates in the federal system. It opened in 1995 and has 337 inmates as of July 2024, who are kept in solitary confinement for 23 hours a day.
USP Marion is a medium-security federal prison in Illinois that opened in 1963 as a replacement for Alcatraz. It has a history of high-profile escape attempts, murders of correction officers, and a permanent lockdown policy for inmates.
MCC Chicago is a federal prison in Chicago, Illinois, that holds male and female prisoners of all security levels. Learn about its history, design, prison life, notable inmates, and notable events.