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Fmc Devens is a federal prison located in Worcester County, Massachusetts. Rated capacity: 1,066. Reported population: 999. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Background

The Federal Medical Center, Devens (FMC Devens) is a United States federal prison in Massachusetts for male inmates requiring specialized or long-term medical or mental health care. It is designated as an administrative facility, which means it has inmates from different security classifications, from white-collar criminals to mobsters and sex offenders. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. FMC Devens also has a satellite camp housing minimum-security male inmates. FMC Devens is located in north-central Massachusetts, approximately 39 miles west of Boston, on the grounds of Fort Devens, which occupied the land before it was scaled back in size.

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Capacity

1,066

Current population

999

Occupancy

94%

Year opened

1999

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

male

Opened

1999

Region

Massachusetts

Security level

Maximum

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 days and hours are set by the Warden and vary by housing unit; consult the facility's official visiting regulations for the current schedule. All visitors must be on the inmate's approved visitor list (submitted on BOP form BP-A0629) and present government-issued photo ID. Dress-code and contraband restrictions apply — review the visiting regulations before arriving. Call 978-796-1000 to confirm hours before your visit. Full regulations: https://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/dev/

Mailing

Address mail to: [Inmate Name & Register Number], FMC Devens, P.O. BOX 879, Ayer, MA 01432. No cash, staples, or metal fasteners. Books must be sent directly from a publisher or approved retailer. Photos must not be Polaroid and may not exceed limits set by policy. Money orders payable to the inmate's name and register number; or use Western Union QuickCollect to the BOP Trust Fund. TRULINCS (CorrLinks) provides email where the inmate has 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

Notable inmates

  • John Franzese
    John Franzese
    1917–2020 · gangster

    John "Sonny" Franzese Sr.

  • Anthony Weiner
    Anthony Weiner
    1964 · politician

    Anthony David Weiner ( born September 4, 1964) is an American politician and sex offender.

  • Frank Locascio
    Frank Locascio
    1933–2021 · mobster

    Frank LoCascio (September 24, 1932 – October 1, 2021) was an American mobster who rose to become consigliere of the Gambino crime family under the administration of John Gotti.

  • Giovanni Riggi
    1925–2015 · gangster

    Giovanni "John the Eagle" Riggi (February 1, 1925 – August 3, 2015) was an American mobster and member of the DeCavalcante crime family since the 1940s, before the family had acquired its name.

  • Nicholas Cosmo
    1971 · businessperson

    Nicholas Cosmo (born 1971) is an American former businessman and white-collar criminal.

  • Rajat Gupta
    Rajat Gupta
    1948 · engineer

    Rajat Kumar Gupta (Bengali pronunciation: [ɾɔdʒɔt kumaɾ ɡuptɔ]; born (1948-12-02)December 2, 1948) is an Indian-American business executive who, as CEO, was the first foreign-born managing director of management consultancy firm McKinsey & Company from 1994 to 2003.

  • Raj Rajaratnam
    Raj Rajaratnam
    1957 · financier

    Rajakumaran Rajaratnam (born June 15, 1957) is a Sri Lankan-American former hedge fund manager and founder of the Galleon Group, a New York-based hedge fund management firm.

  • Steven Hoffenberg
    1945–2022 · businessperson

    Steven Jude Hoffenberg (January 12, 1945 – August 2022) was an American businessman and fraudster.

  • Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
    Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
    1993 · terrorist

    Dzhokhar Anzorovich Tsarnaev (born July 22, 1993) is an American domestic terrorist and mass murderer of Chechen and Avar descent.

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Contact & address

42 Patton Road, Devens 01434
(978) 796-1000
[email protected]
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

0/100
Low concern0/100
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 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 0/100 · peers avg: 2/100 (100%)

Higher risk than 0% of peer facilities in United States.

Occupancythis: 94% · peers avg: 93% (+1%)
Capacity (beds)this: 1066 · peers avg: 547 (+95%)

Data completeness

100%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.

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@misc{worldprisons-fmc-devens,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Fmc Devens},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/fmc-devens},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}