List of U.S. Federal Prisons - Classification

Classification

  • Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) are institutions with different missions and security levels located in proximity to one another.
  • Federal Correctional Institutions (FCI) are Low and Medium Security facilities.
  • Federal Detention Centers (FDC) are inmate reception and transfer centers.
  • Federal Medical Centers (FMC) handle inmates requiring medical or psychiatric care.
  • Federal Prison Camps (FPC) are for minimum security inmates.
  • Federal Transfer Center
  • Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC)
  • Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC)
  • U.S. Penitentiaries (USP) are for inmates classified for High (Maximum) Security.

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