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Federal Correctional Complex, Terre Haute

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Capacity

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Current population

3,000

Occupancy

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Year opened

1940

Operational

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Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

1940

Region

IN

Security level

High, medium, and minimum-security

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

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Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Notable inmates

  • Timothy McVeigh
    Timothy McVeigh
    1968–2001 · military personnel

    Timothy James McVeigh (April 23, 1968 – June 11, 2001) was an American domestic terrorist who masterminded and perpetrated the Oklahoma City bombing on April 19, 1995.

  • Brandon Clint Russell
    Brandon Clint Russell
    1995

    Brandon Clint Russell (born July 1, 1995) is a Bahamian and American neo-Nazi leader and the founder of the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division in 2015.

  • Howard Marks
    Howard Marks
    1945–2016 · actor
  • Edward Vrdolyak
    Edward Vrdolyak
    1937 · politician

    Edward Robert Vrdolyak (; born December 28, 1937), also known as "Fast Eddie", is a former American politician and lawyer.

  • Daniel Lewis Lee
    Daniel Lewis Lee
    1973–2020 · militant

    Daniel Lewis Lee (January 31, 1973 – July 14, 2020) was an American white supremacist, neo-Nazi, and murderer.

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Contact & address

Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana

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