Federal Correctional Complex, Florence
United States federal prison in Colorado / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Arizona State Prison Complex – Florence, nor any of the other "Florence" prisons listed in the "Prisons" section of the article about Florence, AZ.
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, Florence Administrative Maximum Facility (USP Florence ADMAX): a supermax facility which holds the most "dangerous" inmates in the federal prison system.[1]
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Location | Fremont County, near Florence, Colorado |
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Coordinates | 38.36°N 105.1°W / 38.36; -105.1 |
Status | Operational |
Security class | Supermax, high, medium and minimum-security |
Population | 1,500 |
Opened | 1994 |
Managed by | Federal Bureau of Prisons |
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FCC Florence is located in unincorporated Fremont County, Colorado,[2] approximately 100 miles south of Denver, Colorado.