Federal Correctional Complex, Florence
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| Location | Fremont County, near Florence, Colorado |
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| Coordinates | 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 four facilities:
- Federal Prison Camp, Florence (FPC Florence): a minimum-security facility.
- 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, Administrative Maximum Facility (USP Florence ADMAX): a supermax facility which holds the most "dangerous" inmates in the federal prison system.[1]
FCC Florence is located approximately 100 miles south of Denver, Colorado.
See also
United States portal
Law portal- List of U.S. federal prisons
- Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Incarceration in the United States
References
- ^ "FCC Florence". Archived from the original on August 8, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2012.
