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Fci Ray Brook
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Fci Ray Brook is a federal prison located in Essex County, New York. Rated capacity: 749. Reported population: 628. Security level: Medium. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Background
The Federal Correctional Institution, Ray Brook (FCI Ray Brook), unofficially called the Olympic Prison, is a medium-security United States federal prison for male inmates that is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. FCI Ray Brook is located in Essex County, New York, midway between the villages of Lake Placid and Saranac Lake. Although constructed as a prison, it initially served as the Olympic Village for the 1980 Winter Olympics, which were held in Lake Placid.
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Capacity
749
Current population
628
Occupancy
84%
Year opened
1980
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Federal Bureau of PrisonsPopulation held
male
Opened
1980
Region
New York
Security level
Medium
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
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 Ray Brook, 128 RAY BROOK ROAD, Ray Brook, NY 12977. 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
No major issues documented in our database.
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 peersData completeness
90%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
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries — US Department of Homeland Security â HIFLD Open Data
- US Federal Bureau of Prisons â locations directory — US Department of Justice
- Wikidata (Q5440144)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Fci Ray Brook. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fci-ray-brook
"Fci Ray Brook." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fci-ray-brook.
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