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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 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 [1] Former Federal facilities
A federal prison is operated under the jurisdiction of a federal government as opposed to a state or provincial body. Federal prisons are used for convicts who violated federal law (U.S., Mexico), inmates considered dangerous (Brazil), or those sentenced to longer terms of imprisonment (Canada).
Periods of prison construction and reform produced major changes in the structure of prison systems and their missions, the responsibilities of federal and state agencies for administering and supervising them, as well as the legal and political status of prisoners themselves.
The United States Penitentiary, Administrative Maximum Facility ( USP Florence ADMAX ), commonly known as ADX Florence or the Florence Supermax, is an American federal prison in Fremont County to the south of Florence, Colorado, operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth. / 39.33000°N 94.93639°W / 39.33000; -94.93639. The United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth ( USP Leavenworth) [2] is a medium security U.S. penitentiary in northeast Kansas. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
As of 2023, 59% of incarcerated people are in state prisons; 12% are in federal prisons; and 29% are in local jails. [2] Of the total state and federal prison population, 8% or 96,370 people are incarcerated in private prisons. An additional 2.9 million people are on probation, and over 800,000 people are on parole.
The United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners ( MCFP Springfield) is a United States federal prison in Springfield, Missouri which provides medical, mental health, and dental services to male offenders. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.
The United States Penitentiary, Beaumont ( USP Beaumont) is a high security United States federal prison for male inmates in unincorporated Jefferson County, Texas. [1] It is part of the Federal Correctional Complex, Beaumont (FCC Beaumont) and is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice .
Federal Bureau of Prisons. The Federal Correctional Institution, Fort Dix ( FCI Fort Dix) is a low-security United States federal prison for male offenders in New Jersey. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons. A satellite prison camp houses minimum-security male inmates.