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The Federal Correctional Complex, Petersburg (FCC Petersburg) is a United States federal prison complex for male inmates in Petersburg, Virginia. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. The complex consists of two facilities: Federal Correctional Institution, Petersburg Low: a low-security facility with an adjacent satellite prison camp for minimum-security inmates. Federal Correctional Institution, Petersburg Medium: a medium-security facility. FCC Petersburg is located 25 miles southeast of Richmond, Virginia, the state capital.

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@misc{worldprisons-federal-correctional-comple,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Federal Correctional Complex},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/federal-correctional-complex},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}