United States · West Virginia · Morgantown
Fci Morgantown
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Fci Morgantown is a federal prison located in Monongalia County, West Virginia. Rated capacity: 1,302. Reported population: 685. Security level: Minimum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Capacity
1,302
Current population
685
Occupancy
53%
Year opened
1969
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Federal Bureau of PrisonsPopulation held
male
Opened
1969
Region
West Virginia
Security level
Minimum
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
BOP-operated facility; conditions reports issued by the DOJ Office of Inspector General on a multi-year cycle.
Visiting
Visiting governed by BOP Program Statement 5267.09 — approved-visitor list maintained by the inmate's Unit Team. Weekends and federal holidays in most facilities; specific hours per facility.
Mailing
Standard BOP format: Inmate Name & Register Number, [Facility], [Address]. No staples, polaroids, or hardcover books. Sender's full return address required.
Practical info
Federal inmate funds via Western Union QuickCollect to the BOP Trust Fund. Communication via CorrLinks (TRULINCS) where the inmate has subscribed.
Known issues
Notable inmates
Mike Tyson (1992-1995), Plaxico Burress (2011), G. Gordon Liddy.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 0/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
This facility scores 0. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 2 points below national average.
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Compared to other facilities in United States
7436 peersHigher risk than 0% of peer facilities in United States.
Data completeness
100%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries
- HIFLD dataset query
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries — US Department of Homeland Security â HIFLD Open Data
- Federal Bureau of Prisons â Locations — US Department of Justice
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
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World Prisons. (2026). Fci Morgantown. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fci-morgantown
"Fci Morgantown." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fci-morgantown.
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author = {{World Prisons}},
title = {Fci Morgantown},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-10-20}
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