Federal Correctional Complex, Florence
| Location |
Fremont County, near Florence, Colorado |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°22′N 105°06′W / 38.36°N 105.1°WCoordinates: 38°22′N 105°06′W / 38.36°N 105.1°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Supermax, high, medium and minimum-security |
| Population | 1,500 |
| Opened | 1994 |
| Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
The Federal Correctional Complex, Florence (FCC Florence) is a United States federal prison complex for male inmates in Colorado. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice, and consists of three facilities:
- Federal Correctional Institution, Florence (FCI Florence): a medium-security facility.
- United States Penitentiary, Florence High (USP Florence High): a high-security facility.
- United States Penitentiary, Florence ADX (USP Florence ADX): a supermax facility which holds the most dangerous inmates in the federal prison system with an adjacent satellite prison camp for minimum-security inmates.[1]
FCC Florence is located approximately 100 miles south of Denver, Colorado.
See also
Government of the United States portal
Criminal justice portal
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