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FCI Ray Brook

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Federal Correctional Institution operated by the US Federal Bureau of Prisons. BOP region: Northeast Region.

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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Current population

Occupancy

Year opened

1980

Operational

Facility profile

Operator

Federal Bureau of Prisons

Population held

male

Opened

1980

Region

NY

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

128 RAY BROOK ROAD, Ray Brook 12977

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Data completeness

78%

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