Classification
- Federal Correctional Complex (FCC) are institutions with different missions and security levels located in proximity to one another.
- Federal Correctional Institutions (FCI) are Low and Medium Security facilities.
- Federal Detention Centers (FDC) are inmate reception and transfer centers.
- Federal Medical Centers (FMC) handle inmates requiring medical or psychiatric care.
- Federal Prison Camps (FPC) are for minimum security inmates.
- Federal Transfer Center
- Metropolitan Correctional Center (MCC)
- Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC)
- U.S. Penitentiaries (USP) are for inmates classified for High (Maximum) Security.
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