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FCI Elkton

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Verified 22 May 2026 · Data dated 1 Dec 2025
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Federal Correctional Institution operated by the US Federal Bureau of Prisons. BOP region: Northeast Region.

Background

The Federal Correctional Institution, Elkton (FCI Elkton) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates near Elkton, Ohio. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. It also has an adjacent satellite prison camp that houses low and minimum-security male inmates. FCI Elkton opened in 1997 and is located in Elkrun Township, Ohio, in central Columbiana County 45 miles (72 km) northwest of Pittsburgh.

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Capacity

2,700

Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1962

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Population held

male

Opened

1962

Region

OH

Security level

Low

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

BOP-operated facility; conditions reports issued by the DOJ Office of Inspector General on a multi-year cycle.

Visiting

Visit days and hours vary by facility. Visitors must be on the inmate's approved visitor list (form BP-A0629). Pre-screen via VINELink + the facility's visiting page.

Mailing

Inmate Name & Register #, FCI Elkton, 8730 SCROGGS ROAD, Lisbon, OH 44432. Cash and metal staples not accepted; CorrLinks (TRULINCS) for email if subscribed.

Practical info

Inmate funds via Western Union QuickCollect to the BOP Trust Fund (receiver: inmate name, prisoner ID, BOP Trust Fund). Email service via CorrLinks where the inmate has subscribed.

Known issues

Federal Court ordered population reductions in 2020 following severe COVID-19 outbreak (Wilson v. Williams).

Contact & address

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

5/100
Low concern5/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
5/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

What the score is responding to:

  • · Substantial documented known-issues record

Compared to other facilities in United States

3134 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 5/100 · peers avg: 3/100 (+64%)

Higher risk than 79% of peer facilities in United States.

Capacity (beds)this: 2700 · peers avg: 1573 (+72%)

Data completeness

94%

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