United States Penitentiary, Hazelton

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Hazelton United States Penitentiary was built in 2004, and contains a United States Penitentiary, a Secure Women's Facility, and a satellite camp for minimum security male inmates. (KFZ Design, Source 1; Federal Bureau of Prisons, Source 2) Hazelton is in Preston County, in West Virginia. Its judicial district is the northern district of West Virginia. (Federal Bureau of Prisons, Source 2) USP Hazelton encompasses 915 acres of space. (Preston Country, Source 3) The warden is Al Haynes, who previously had worked for the Federal Bureau of Prisons for twenty-two years. (Preston County, Source 3)

The United States Penitentiary, Hazelton ("USP Hazelton") is a high-security federal prison for men in the United States. Hazelton also contains a Secure Female Facility and a smaller satellite camp for minimum security male inmates.

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[edit] Construction

"Construction of the first phase of the Master Plan included the USP and support facilities consisting of an FPC (Federal Prison Camp) and the Central Shared Facilities and Central Utility Plant. KZF Design was the architect-engineer for these facilities as well. The USP Facility is a maximum-security institution consisting of 650,000 SF of one and two story buildings arranged around central courtyard and connected by a secure corridor. The USP contains 768 General Housing Cells and an additional 120 Special Housing Cells." (KFZ Design, Source 1)

The Secure Female Facility has a rated capacity of 512 inmates to be housed in two buildings, each of which contains 128 cells. (KFZ Design, Source 1)

[edit] Location

  • Physical address: USP HAZELTON

U.S. PENITENTIARY SKY VIEW DRIVE BRUCETON MILLS, WV 26525

  • Inmate address: USP HAZELTON

U.S. PENITENTIARY P.O. BOX 2000 BRUCETON MILLS, WV 26525

  • Staff address: USP HAZELTON

U.S. PENITENTIARY P.O. BOX 450 BRUCETON MILLS, WV 26525

  • Phone: 304-379-5000
  • Fax: 304-379-5039
  • Email: HAZ/EXECASSISTANT@BOP.GOV
  • Visiting Hours: Saturday, Sunday, and Federal Holidays: 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Friday: 4:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. (Federal Bureau of Prisons, Source 4)

  • Judicial District: Northern District of West Virginia (Federal Bureau of Prisons, Source 2)

[edit] Administration

  • Other facilities at USP Hazelton: Secure Female Unit, and a Satellite Camp

[edit] External links

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CITATIONS 1. http://www.kzf.com/GovernmentJustice/HazeltonFacility.aspx 2. http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/haz/index.jsp 3. http://www.prestonwv.com/federal_prison.htm 4. http://www.bop.gov/DataSource/execute/dsFacilityAddressLoc?start=y&facilityCode=haz