Federal Correctional Institution, Ashland

Federal Correctional Institution, Ashland is a Federal Bureau of Prisons correctional facility located in Summit, unincorporated Boyd County, Kentucky,[1][2] 5 miles (8.0 km) southwest of Ashland and 125 miles (201 km) east of Lexington. FCI Ashland is located in the highlands of northeast Kentucky.[3]

FCI Ashland, a low security prison that holds around 1,200 men, is intended for prisoners with sentence limitations. It also serves as what the BOP refers to as a "phasing down process" for prisoners who are close to completing their sentences in one of the regional prisons. FCI Ashland's primary service area includes Kentucky, southern Indiana, southern Ohio, western Pennsylvania (Greater Pittsburgh), Tennessee, and West Virginia.[2]

FCI Ashland has satellite camp which Forbes Magazine ranked as one of the best places to go to prison in the United States. The camp holds a "wellness" program including aerobic exercise and stress reduction programs.[4]

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History

The prison opened in 1940. The satellite camp opened in 1990. As of April 13, 2006, the main prison held 1,295 and the satellite camp held 331.[4]

Notable prisoners

References

  1. ^ "FCI Ashland Contact Information." Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on February 1, 2011. "FCI ASHLAND FEDERAL CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION ST. ROUTE 716 ASHLAND, KY 41105."
  2. ^ a b "Admissions & Orientation (A&O) Handbook." Federal Correctional Institution, Ashland. 1 (1/51). Retrieved on February 1, 2011. "The Federal Correctional Institution of Ashland, Kentucky, is located five miles southwest of Ashland in Summit, Kentucky."
  3. ^ "FCI Ashland." Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on February 1, 2011.
  4. ^ a b "FCI Ashland, Ky." Forbes. Retrieved on February 1, 2011.
  5. ^ "No place for titans. Behind bars, Fumo to go from king to serf". The Philadelphia Inquirer. August 30, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-09-21. http://www.webcitation.org/5jyEQnFlJ. Retrieved August 31, 2009. 
  6. ^ "Vincent J Fumo." Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on February 1, 2011.
  7. ^ "Official explains placing David Kernell at Ky. facility". Knoxville News-Sentinel. January 28, 2011. http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/jan/28/official-explains-placing-david-kernell-ky-facilit/. Retrieved January 28, 2011. 
  8. ^ "David C Kernell." Federal Bureau of Prisons. Retrieved on February 1, 2011.

External links

Kentucky portal
Government of the United States portal
Criminal justice portal