List of United States federal prisons
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The Federal Bureau of Prisons classifies prisons into seven categories:
- United States penitentiaries
- Federal correctional institutions
- Private correctional institutions
- Federal prison camps
- Administrative facilities
- Federal correctional complexes[1]
- Former Federal facilities
This list does not include military prisons, halfway houses, or prisons, jails, and other facilities operated by state or local governments that contract with the Federal Bureau of Prisons. It also does not include facilities operated by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).[2]