United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
Civilian federal prison in Leavenworth, Kansas, near Fort Leavenworth / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the civilian prison. For the military prison, see United States Disciplinary Barracks.
The United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth (USP Leavenworth) [2] is a medium security U.S. penitentiary in northeast Kansas. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. It also includes a satellite federal prison camp (FPC) for minimum-security male offenders.
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Location | Leavenworth, Kansas |
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Coordinates | 39°19′48″N 94°56′11″W[1] |
Status | Operational |
Security class | Medium-security (with minimum-security satellite camp) |
Population | 1,942 [1,622 at the USP, 321 in prison camp] (official BOP website) |
Opened | 1903 |
Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
Warden | Donald Hudson |
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USP Leavenworth is located in Leavenworth, Kansas, which is 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Kansas City, Kansas.[3]