Federal Correctional Complex, Beaumont

United States Penitentiary, Beaumont
Location Jefferson County, Texas
Coordinates 29°57′53″N 94°04′45″W / 29.9646°N 94.0791°W / 29.9646; -94.0791Coordinates: 29°57′53″N 94°04′45″W / 29.9646°N 94.0791°W / 29.9646; -94.0791
Status Operational
Security class High, medium and low-security
Population 5,000 (three facilities)
Opened 1998
Managed by Federal Bureau of Prisons

The Federal Correctional Complex, Beaumont (FCC Beaumont) is a United States federal prison complex for male inmates in Texas. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice.

The complex consists of three facilities:

FCC Beaumont is located approximately 4 miles (6 kilometers) south of the City of Beaumont in Jefferson County, Texas; 35 mi (56 km) from the Gulf of Mexico; 100 mi (160 km) east of Houston; and 268 mi (431 km) west of New Orleans, Louisiana.[1]

See also

References

  1. "BOP: FCC Beaumont". Federal Bureau of Prisons.
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