United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth

United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth

The United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth (USP Leavenworth) is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Kansas. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. It also includes a satellite prison camp for minimum-security male offenders.

USP Leavenworth is located 25 miles north of Kansas City, Kansas.

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